Where does “ռակ” come from?
ռակ (Armenian) comes from Russian ра́к, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
ռակ (Armenian): crawfish, crayfish; cancer
Definitions
- crawfish, crayfish; cancer
Ancestry of “ռակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ра́к | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |