Where does “округлость” come from?
округлость (Russian) comes from Russian окру́глый, from Russian круг, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
округлость (Russian): roundness, circularity
Ancestry of “округлость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | окру́глый | — |
| 2 | Russian | круг | circle, ring; sphere, range; orbit |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krǫgъ | circle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krongʰ-o- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |