Where does “raaja” come from?

raaja (Greenlandic) comes from Danish reje, from Old Danish rækæ, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

raaja (Greenlandic): prawn, shrimp

Definitions

  1. prawn, shrimp

Ancestry of “raaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrejeshrimp, prawn
2Old Danishrækæ—
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “raaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →