Where does “вртикапа” come from?

вртикапа (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian врти, from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

вртикапа (Macedonian): turncoat

Definitions

  1. turncoat

Ancestry of “вртикапа”, step by step

вртикапа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian врти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianвртиto turn; to spin
2Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Macedonian капа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкапаcap, hat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →