Where does “rakni” come from?
rakni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Rák, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
rakni (Hungarian): infinitive of rak
Ancestry of “rakni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Rák | Cancer |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |