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Where does “lerakó” come from?

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

lerakó (Hungarian): present participle of lerak; landfill

Definitions

  1. present participle of lerak; landfill

Ancestry of “lerakó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlerakto put down
2HungarianRákCancer
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “lerakó”

  • lerakót
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →