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Where does “обёртывать” come from?

обёртывать (Russian) comes from Russian оберну́ть, from Russian верну́ть, from Russian верте́ть, from Proto-Slavic vьrtě̀ti — to turn; turn; to rotate.

обёртывать (Russian): to wrap up; to wind , to wrap

Definitions

  1. to wrap up; to wind , to wrap

Ancestry of “обёртывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоберну́ть—
2Russianверну́ть—
3Russianверте́тьto turn, to twist
4Proto-Slavicvьrtě̀tito turn; turn; to rotate
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