Where does “czwororęki” come from?

czwororęki (Polish) comes from Polish ręka, from Old Polish ręka, from Proto-Slavic rǫkà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

czwororęki (Polish): four-handed

Definitions

  1. four-handed

Ancestry of “czwororęki”, step by step

czwororęki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ręka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrękahand; arm
2Old Polishrękahand; arm
3Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Polish czworo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczworofour
2Proto-Slavic*četvero—
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →