Where does “обращение” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. conversion, transformation; circulation;...

Ancestry of “обращение”, step by step

обращение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian обрати́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобрати́тьto reverse
2Old Church Slavonicобратитиto turn; to convert
3Proto-Slavic*obvortitito turn (around)

via Russian обраща́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобраща́тьto turn; to direct

Words derived from “обращение”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *obvortiti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic обратити →Every word from Russian обрати́ть →