Where does “звернутися” come from?
звернутися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зверну́ти, from Ukrainian з-, from Ukrainian леті́ти, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
звернутися (Ukrainian): to turn to, to address direct one's words or attention
Definitions
- to turn to, to address direct one's words or attention
Ancestry of “звернутися”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зверну́ти | to turn change one's direction of movement |
| 2 | Ukrainian | з- | attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect |
| 3 | Ukrainian | леті́ти | to fly |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | летѣти | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |