Where does “rakovinný” come from?

rakovinný (Czech) comes from Czech rakovina, from Czech rak, from Old Czech rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

rakovinný (Czech): cancer

Definitions

  1. cancer

Ancestry of “rakovinný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrakovinacancer
2Czechrakcrayfish; cancer
3Old Czechrak—
4Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
5Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →
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