Where does “округ” come from?

округ (Kazakh) comes from Russian о́круг, from Old East Slavic округъ, from Proto-Slavic okrǫgъ, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

округ (Kazakh): district, okrug

Definitions

  1. district, okrug

Ancestry of “округ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́кругdistrict, okrug
2Old East Slavicокругъ—
3Proto-Slavicokrǫgъ—
4Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →
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