Where does “Raków” come from?
Raków (French) 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.
Ancestry of “Raków”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | Raków | — |
| 2 | Polish | rak | cancer; crayfish; crampon |
| 3 | Old Polish | rak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |