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Where does “обогнуть” come from?

обогнуть (Russian) comes from Russian гнуть, from Proto-Slavic gъnǫti — Alternative form of *gъbnǫti.

обогнуть (Russian): to round, to skirt, to double

Definitions

  1. to round, to skirt, to double

Ancestry of “обогнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнутьto bend, to curve; to drive at, to aim at
2Proto-SlavicgъnǫtiAlternative form of *gъbnǫti
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