Where does “обволочь” come from?

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

обволочь (Russian): to envelop

Definitions

  1. to envelop

Ancestry of “обволочь”, step by step

обволочь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian воло́чь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianволо́чьto drag, to haul, to draw
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обволочь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Russian воло́чь →