Where does “окружать” come from?

окружать (Russian) comes from Russian окружи́ть, from Russian кружи́ть, from Proto-Slavic krǫžiti, 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.

окружать (Russian): to gather round

Definitions

  1. to gather round

Ancestry of “окружать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокружи́тьto gather round
2Russianкружи́тьto turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around
3Proto-Slavickrǫžitito circle
4Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-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- →
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