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

Definitions

  1. to wrap up

Ancestry of “обёртывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоберну́тьto wrap up
2Russianверну́тьto return, to give back
3Russianверте́тьto turn, to twist
4Proto-Slavicvьrtě̀tito turn; turn; to rotate
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtě̀ti →Every word from Russian верте́ть →Every word from Russian верну́ть →