Where does “Raków” come from?

Raków (Polish) comes from Polish rak, from Old Polish rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Raków (Polish): one of several villages in Poland

Definitions

  1. one of several villages in Poland

Ancestry of “Raków”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrakcancer; crayfish; crampon
2Old Polishrak—
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “Raków”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →