Where does “враг” come from?
враг (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
враг (Macedonian): devil; enemy
Ancestry of “враг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 3 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō:
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| 4 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |