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Where does “Nawrotów” come from?

Nawrotów (Polish) comes from Polish nawrócić, from Polish wrócić, 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.

Ancestry of “Nawrotów”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnawrócićto convert, to proselytize; to recur, to relapse
2Polishwrócićto return, to get back, to come back; to restore,...
3Proto-Slavicvōrtìti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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