Where does “rakovina” come from?
rakovina (Czech) comes from Czech rak, from Old Czech rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
rakovina (Czech): cancer
Definitions
- cancer
Ancestry of “rakovina”, step by step
rakovina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech rak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | rak | crayfish; cancer |
| 2 | Old Czech | rak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |
via Russian ра́ковина
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ра́ковина | shell (hard calcareous external covering of mollusks) |