Where does “навкруги” come from?

навкруги (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian на, from Slavic на, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

навкруги (Ukrainian): around, about, round

Definitions

  1. around, about, round

Ancestry of “навкруги”, step by step

навкруги traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнаhere you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something)
2Slavicна—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ukrainian круги́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкруги́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Slavic на →Every word from Ukrainian на →