Where does “Половраг” come from?
Половраг (Bulgarian) comes from Russian овраг, from Old East Slavic врагъ, from Old Church Slavonic врагъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “Половраг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | овраг | ravine |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | врагъ | an enemy, foe; the devil |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | врагъ | an enemy, foe; the devil |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 6 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 7 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |