Where does “na abarot” come from?

na abarot (Polish) comes from Russian наоборо́т, from Russian оборо́т, from Russian обороти́ть, from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti — to turn (around).

na abarot (Polish): backwards

Definitions

  1. backwards

Ancestry of “na abarot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаоборо́тinside out, back to front
2Russianоборо́т(full) rotation, revolution, turn
3Russianобороти́тьto turn
4Proto-Slavic*obvortitito turn (around)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti →Every word from Russian обороти́ть →Every word from Russian оборо́т →