Where does “trakums” come from?

trakums (Latvian) comes from Latvian traks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic trak-, from Proto-Indo-European terk-.

trakums (Latvian): craziness, madness, frenzy; madness, rage;...

Definitions

  1. craziness, madness, frenzy; madness, rage;...

Ancestry of “trakums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantraksmad, rabid; mad, crazy, insane; crazy
2Proto-Balto-Slavictrak-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic trak- →Every word from Latvian traks →