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Where does “кружо́к” come from?

кружо́к (Russian) comes from Russian круг, 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 “кружо́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкругcircle, ring; sphere, range; orbit
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “кружо́к”

  • кружок
  • kružok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →