Etymology Explorer › Serbo-CroatianWhere does “кругозор” come from? кругозор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кру̑г, 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.
кругозор (Serbo-Croatian): purview, horizon, scope, sight
Definitions purview, horizon, scope, sight Ancestry of “кругозор”, step by step кругозор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian кру̑г Step Language Word Meaning 1 Serbo-Croatian кру̑г circle 2 Proto-Slavic krǫgъ circle 3 Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- — 4 Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- to cut off; to turn, bend 5 Proto-Indo-European sek- to cut, cut off, sever
via Serbo-Croatian зо̑р Step Language Word Meaning 1 Serbo-Croatian зо̑р look, appearance 2 Ottoman Turkish زور hard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,... 3 Persian زور libation; force, strength, power, might;... 4 Parthian zʿwr —