Where does “обволакивать” come from?

обволакивать (Russian) comes from Russian обволочь, from Russian воло́чь, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

обволакивать (Russian): to envelop

Definitions

  1. to envelop

Ancestry of “обволакивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобволочьto envelop
2Russianволо́чьto drag, to haul, to draw
3Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Russian воло́чь →