Where does “ruka” come from?

ruka (Czech) comes 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.

ruka (Czech): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ruka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruka

Every word from Latvian wer-
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