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Where does “закрути́ть” come from?

закрути́ть (Russian) comes from Russian крути́ть, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

Ancestry of “закрути́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрути́ть—
2Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—

Words derived from “закрути́ть”

  • закрутиться
  • закручивать
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