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
- shop window, window; causative of kirak
Ancestry of “kirakat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kirak | to take out something out of something; to... |
| 2 | Hungarian | Rák | Cancer |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |