Where does “обви́ть” come from?

обви́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ви́ть — to wind.

обви́ть (Russian): to wind around; to coil around

Definitions

  1. to wind around; to coil around

Ancestry of “обви́ть”, step by step

обви́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ви́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianви́тьto wind

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обви́ть”

Every word from Russian ви́ть →