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Where does “rák” come from?

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

rák (Hungarian): Cancer

Definitions

  1. Cancer

Ancestry of “rák”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rák”

  • Ráktérítő
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