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Where does “вращати” come from?

вращати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vorťati, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “вращати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvorťati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “вращати”

  • вращать
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