Where does “kirakat” come from?

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

kirakat (Hungarian): shop window, window; causative of kirak

Definitions

  1. shop window, window; causative of kirak

Ancestry of “kirakat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankirakto take out something out of something; to...
2HungarianRákCancer
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “kirakat”

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