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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

  1. to begin to whirl/spin, to begin to go round; to...

Ancestry of “закружиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзакружи́ть—
2Russianкружи́ть—
3Proto-Slavickrǫžiti—
4Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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