Where does “о́круг” come from?

о́круг (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic округъ, from Proto-Slavic okrǫgъ, 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.

о́круг (Russian): district, okrug

Definitions

  1. district, okrug

Ancestry of “о́круг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicокругъ—
2Proto-Slavicokrǫgъ—
3Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “о́круг”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →