Where does “raakku” come from?

raakku (Finnish) comes from Swedish vräka, from Old Swedish vræka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

raakku (Finnish): freshwater pearl mussel

Definitions

  1. freshwater pearl mussel

Ancestry of “raakku”, step by step

raakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vräka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvräkato evict; to force a tenant to move
2Old Swedishvrækato drive; to throw; to reject
3Old Norsevrekato drive
4Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Russian ра́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́к—
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “raakku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →