Where does “rãka” come from?
rãka (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫkà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
rãka (Kashubian): hand
Ancestry of “rãka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rǫkà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 4 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |