Where does “dookoła” come from?

dookoła (Polish) comes from Polish około, from Old Polish około, from Proto-Slavic okolo, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

dookoła (Polish): all around

Definitions

  1. all around

Ancestry of “dookoła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokołodenotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around
2Old Polishokołoaround
3Proto-Slavicokoloaround
4Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic okolo →