Where does “Raków” come from?

Raków (Dutch) comes from Polish Raków, from Polish rak, from Old Polish rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Raków (Dutch): Raków Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC

Definitions

  1. Raków Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC

Ancestry of “Raków”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRakówone of several villages in Poland
2Polishrakcancer; crayfish; crampon
3Old Polishrak—
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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