Where does “обручаться” come from?

обручаться (Russian) comes from Russian обруча́ть, 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.

обручаться (Russian): to be/to become/to get engaged/betrothed

Definitions

  1. to be/to become/to get engaged/betrothed

Ancestry of “обручаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобруча́тьto betroth
2Russianобручи́тьto betroth
3Russianрука́arm, hand; hand
4Old East Slavicрѫка—
5Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
6Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
8Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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