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Where does “zaverti” come from?

zaverti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

zaverti (Proto-Slavic): to close, enclose

Definitions

  1. to close, enclose

Ancestry of “zaverti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “zaverti”

  • zawrzeć
  • uzavřít
  • zavřít
  • заврѣти
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →