Where does “варожы” come from?
варожы (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian вораг, from Old East Slavic ворогъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
варожы (Belarusian): enemy
Definitions
- enemy
Ancestry of “варожы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | вораг | enemy, foe |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ворогъ | an enemy, foe |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |