Where does “około” come from?

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

około (Polish): denotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around

Definitions

  1. denotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around

Ancestry of “około”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishokołoaround
2Proto-Slavicokoloaround
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “około”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic okolo →