Where does “odwrót” come from?
odwrót (Polish) comes from Polish odwrócić, 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.
odwrót (Polish): retreat
Definitions
- retreat
Ancestry of “odwrót”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odwrócić | to turn aside, to avert, to divert |
| 2 | Polish | wrócić | to return, to get back, to come back; to restore,... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |