Where does “вражеский” come from?
вражеский (Russian) comes from Russian враг, from Church Slavonic врагъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
вражеский (Russian): enemy, hostile
Definitions
- enemy, hostile
Ancestry of “вражеский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | враг | enemy, foe |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | врагъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |