Where does “garnélarák” come from?

garnélarák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Rák, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

garnélarák (Hungarian): prawn, shrimp, scampi

Definitions

  1. prawn, shrimp, scampi

Ancestry of “garnélarák”, step by step

garnélarák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Rák

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

via Hungarian garnéla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangarnélaprawn, shrimp, scampi
2GermanGarneleshrimp
3Dutchgarnaalshrimp, arthropod of the suborder Pleocyemata,...
4Middle Dutchgranegag

Words derived from “garnélarák”

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