Where does “оцепление” come from?

оцепление (Russian) comes from Russian оцепи́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

оцепление (Russian): surrounding, cordoning off

Definitions

  1. surrounding, cordoning off

Ancestry of “оцепление”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоцепи́тьto surround, to encircle, to cordon off
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Russian о-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab