Where does “деснорак” come from?

деснорак (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian десен, from Proto-Slavic desnъ, from Proto-Slavic desinъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deśinas, from Proto-Indo-European déḱs-i-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

деснорак (Macedonian): right-handed preferring the right hand over the left

Definitions

  1. right-handed preferring the right hand over the left

Ancestry of “деснорак”, step by step

деснорак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian десен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianдесенright, right-hand, dextral; right-wing, rightist
2Proto-Slavicdesnъright
3Proto-Slavicdesinъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdeśinasright
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱs-i-no-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right

via Macedonian рака

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianракаarm; hand
2Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
3Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱs-i-no-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deśinas →
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