Where does “обруча́ть” come from?

обруча́ть (Russian) comes from Russian обручи́ть, from Russian рука́, from Old East Slavic рѫка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

обруча́ть (Russian): to betroth

Definitions

  1. to betroth

Ancestry of “обруча́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобручи́тьto betroth
2Russianрука́arm, hand; hand
3Old East Slavicрѫка—
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “обруча́ть”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →