Where does “rákvörös” come from?

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

rákvörös (Hungarian): red as a lobster, lobster of a red color like that of a cooked lobster

Definitions

  1. red as a lobster, lobster of a red color like that of a cooked lobster

Ancestry of “rákvörös”, step by step

rákvörös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Rák

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

via Hungarian vörös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvörösred
2Hungarianvéresbloody
3Hungarianvérblood
4Proto-Uralicwërepeak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →