Proto-IE: *sper-
Meaning: to twist
Tokharian: A spārtw-, B spārtt- 'to turn (tr., intr.), conduct oneself, behave' (Adams 715)
Armenian: pharem, pharim 'umarme, umschließe'
Old Greek: speîra 'Windung', speiráō 'winde, wickle', spárto-n n., spártǟ f. 'gedrehtes oder geflochtenes Seil', ? spürís 'geflochtener Korb'
Russ. meaning: крутить