Where does “rankinis” come from?

rankinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian rankà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

rankinis (Lithuanian): hand, manual

Definitions

  1. hand, manual

Ancestry of “rankinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrankàhand
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →