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

Definitions

  1. handicraft

Ancestry of “ракотворба”, step by step

ракотворба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Macedonian творба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianтворбаcreation, work
2Macedonianтвориto create, produce
3Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
4Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →