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Russian

verb
Definitions
  • to wind
  • to twist, to weave

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вити inherited from Proto-Slavic *vī́tī derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (twist, weave, wind, twine, turn, plait, enclose, cover, rotate, pursue, chase, bend), *weh₁y- (twist, weave, wind, twine, turn, plait, enclose, cover, rotate, pursue, chase, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weh₁y-

Gloss

twist, weave, wind, twine, turn, plait, enclose, cover, rotate, pursue, chase, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
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