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

Definitions

  1. roundness, circularity

Ancestry of “округлость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокру́глыйrounded
2Russianкругcircle, ring; sphere, range; orbit
3Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →