Where does “obrączkować” come from?

obrączkować (Polish) comes from Polish obrączka, from Polish obręcz, from Proto-Slavic obrǫčь, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

obrączkować (Polish): to ring

Definitions

  1. to ring

Ancestry of “obrączkować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobrączkaring, wedding ring
2Polishobręczhoop; rim
3Proto-Slavicobrǫčьwrist, bracelet, ring
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →