Where does “okrążać” come from?

okrążać (Polish) comes from Polish okrążyć, from Polish krążyć, 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.

okrążać (Polish): to encircle, to surround

Definitions

  1. to encircle, to surround

Ancestry of “okrążać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokrążyćto encircle, to surround
2Polishkrążyćto revolve; to circulate; to cruise
3Proto-Slavickrǫžitito circle
4Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →