Where does “rokasgrāmata” come from?
rokasgrāmata (Latvian) comes from Latvian roka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
rokasgrāmata (Latvian): manual; reference book; handbook
Definitions
- manual; reference book; handbook
Ancestry of “rokasgrāmata”, step by step
rokasgrāmata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian roka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | roka | hand, arm each of the upper limbs of the human body, from shoulder to palm |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 4 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |
via Latvian grāmata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | grāmata | book; book, register; ability to read and write |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | грамота | alphabet, writing; ability to read and write;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμματα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα |