Where does “Rucka” come from?

Rucka (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian ručka, from Serbo-Croatian rúka, from Proto-Slavic rǫkà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

Ancestry of “Rucka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianručkahandle, helve, haft
2Serbo-Croatianrúkaarm
3Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ
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