Where does “рѫка” come from?

рѫка (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

Ancestry of “рѫка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “рѫка”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →