Where does “закружиться” come from?
закружиться (Russian) comes from Russian закружи́ть, 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.
закружиться (Russian): to begin to whirl/spin, to begin to go round; to...
Definitions
- to begin to whirl/spin, to begin to go round; to...
Ancestry of “закружиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | закружи́ть | to begin to turn/whirl, to send whirling |
| 2 | Russian | кружи́ть | to turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krǫžiti | to circle |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krǫgъ | circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krongʰ-o- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |