Where does “овраг” come from?
овраг (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic врагъ, from Old Church Slavonic врагъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
овраг (Russian): ravine
Definitions
- ravine
Ancestry of “овраг”, step by step
овраг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic врагъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | врагъ | an enemy, foe; the devil |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | врагъ | an enemy, foe; the devil |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Bulgarian враг
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | враг | enemy, foe; opponent; dale, gorge with steep... |