Where does “ručnice” come from?

ručnice (Czech) comes from Czech ruční, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ručnice (Czech): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “ručnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechručnímanual
2Czechrukahand
3Old Czechrukahand
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “ručnice”

Every word from Latvian wer- →