Where does “ráka” come from?
ráka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic raką, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “ráka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | raką | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |