Where does “ръка” come from?

ръка (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic рѫка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ръка (Bulgarian): hand; forearm; arm

Definitions

  1. hand; forearm; arm

Ancestry of “ръка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicрѫкаhand
2Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
3Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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