Where does “Racōviānus” come from?

Racōviānus (Latin) comes from Latin Racovia, from Polish Raków, from Polish rak, from Old Polish rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Ancestry of “Racōviānus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRacovia{{l|en|Raków}}
2PolishRakówone of several villages in Poland
3Polishrakcancer; crayfish; crampon
4Old Polishrak
5Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
6Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “Racōviānus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkasEvery word from Proto-Slavic rakъ
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