Where does “delokrug” come from?

delokrug (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȗg, 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.

delokrug (Serbo-Croatian): area, scope, domain (of influence or operation)

Definitions

  1. area, scope, domain (of influence or operation)

Ancestry of “delokrug”, step by step

delokrug traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian krȗg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȗgcircle
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

via Serbo-Croatian delo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandelowork; piece of work; deed, act
2Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German Wirkungskreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWirkungskreis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →