Where does “урак” come from?
урак (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari у, from Russian у, from Old East Slavic у, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “урак”, step by step
урак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Eastern Mari у
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Mari | у | new |
| 2 | Russian | у | Wu language |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | у | at |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | u | at, near, by |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Eastern Mari рак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Mari | рак | — |