Where does “обращати” come from?

обращати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ob(v)ortiti, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

обращати (Old Church Slavonic): to turn (to)

Definitions

  1. to turn (to)

Ancestry of “обращати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicob(v)ortiti—
2Proto-Slavicvōrtìtito turn, to return
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “обращати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti →
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