Where does “кружити” come from?

кружити (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

кружити (Serbo-Croatian): to circle (of planets, flying objects or animals etc.)

Definitions

  1. to circle (of planets, flying objects or animals etc.)

Ancestry of “кружити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrǫžitito circle
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-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- →