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Where does “krążyć” come from?

krążyć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic krǫžiti, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

krążyć (Polish): to revolve; to circulate; to cruise

Definitions

  1. to revolve; to circulate; to cruise

Ancestry of “krążyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrǫžiti—
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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