Where does “наоборо́т” come from?

наоборо́т (Russian) comes from Russian оборо́т, from Russian обороти́ть, from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti — to turn (around).

наоборо́т (Russian): inside out, back to front

Definitions

  1. inside out, back to front

Ancestry of “наоборо́т”, step by step

наоборо́т traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian оборо́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоборо́т(full) rotation, revolution, turn
2Russianобороти́тьto turn
3Proto-Slavic*obvortitito turn (around)

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “наоборо́т”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti →Every word from Russian обороти́ть →Every word from Russian оборо́т →