Where does “около” come from?

около (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic okolo, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

около (Bulgarian): round, around

Definitions

  1. round, around

Ancestry of “около”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicokoloaround
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic okolo →