Where does “raajarniut” come from?

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

raajarniut (Greenlandic): a boat for fishing for prawns in

Definitions

  1. a boat for fishing for prawns in

Ancestry of “raajarniut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicraajarpoqcatches prawn
2Greenlandicraajaprawn, shrimp
3Danishrejeshrimp, prawn
4Old Danishrækæ—
5Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
6Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →
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