Where does “raaku” come from?

raaku (Finnish) comes from Swedish krage, from Old Swedish kraghi, from Middle Low German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-.

raaku (Finnish): detachable bib collar

Definitions

  1. detachable bib collar

Ancestry of “raaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkragecollar (part of garment)
2Old Swedishkraghi—
3Middle Low Germankrageneck, collar
4Proto-Germanic*kragô—
5Proto-Indo-European*gʷrogʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ- →
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