Where does “ракотворба” come from?
ракотворба (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian рака, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
ракотворба (Macedonian): handicraft
Ancestry of “ракотворба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | рака | arm; hand |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 5 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |