Where does “[[rucznica]], [[rusznica]]” come from?

[[rucznica]], [[rusznica]] (Old Polish) comes from Czech ručnice, from Czech ruční, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

Ancestry of “[[rucznica]], [[rusznica]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechručnicerifle
2Czechručnímanual
3Czechrukahand
4Old Czechrukahand
5Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
6Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
8Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “[[rucznica]], [[rusznica]]

Every word from Latvian wer-