Where does “вертел” come from?
вертел (Russian) comes from Ukrainian верті́ти, from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
вертел (Russian): spit, skewer; masculine singular past indicative...
Definitions
- spit, skewer; masculine singular past indicative...
Ancestry of “вертел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | верті́ти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtěti | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |