Where does “obrǫčь” come from?

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

obrǫčь (Proto-Slavic): wrist, bracelet, ring

Definitions

  1. wrist, bracelet, ring

Ancestry of “obrǫčь”, step by step

obrǫčь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rǫka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Proto-Slavic ob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobaround, against
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “obrǫčь”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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