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

Rák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rakъ

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

via Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build

Words derived from “Rák”

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