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Where does “обращение” come from?

обращение (Russian) comes from Russian обрати́ть, from Old Church Slavonic обратити, from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti.

обращение (Russian): conversion, transformation; circulation;...

Definitions

  1. conversion, transformation; circulation;...

Ancestry of “обращение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобрати́тьto reverse
2Old Church Slavonicобратитиto turn; to convert
3Proto-Slavic*obvortiti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti →