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Where does “сворачиваться” come from?

сворачиваться (Russian) comes from Russian свора́чивать, from Russian свороти́ть, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

сворачиваться (Russian): to curl up, to roll up, to coil up; to lessen, to...

Definitions

  1. to curl up, to roll up, to coil up; to lessen, to...

Ancestry of “сворачиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвора́чивать—
2Russianсвороти́ть—
3Russianс-down; off, from off
4Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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