Where does “обращати” come from?
обращати (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic обращати, 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 East Slavic): to turn
Definitions
- to turn
Ancestry of “обращати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | обращати | to turn (to) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ob(v)ortiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |