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Where does “закружи́ть” come from?

закружи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian кружи́ть, 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.

Ancestry of “закружи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкружи́ть—
2Proto-Slavickrǫžiti—
3Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “закружи́ть”

  • закружиться
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