Where does “обвивать” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to wind around; to coil around

Ancestry of “обвивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобви́тьto wind around; to coil around
2Russianви́тьto wind
Every word from Russian ви́ть →Every word from Russian обви́ть →