Where does “кружић” come from?

кружић (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.

кружић (Serbo-Croatian): a small circle

Definitions

  1. a small circle

Ancestry of “кружић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкру̑гcircle
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- →