Where does “nieporęcznie” come from?

nieporęcznie (Polish) comes from Polish nieporęczny, from Polish poręczny, 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.

nieporęcznie (Polish): bulkily, cumbersomely

Definitions

  1. bulkily, cumbersomely

Ancestry of “nieporęcznie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnieporęcznybulky, cumbersome, unwieldy
2Polishporęcznyconvenient, handy
3Polishrękahand; arm
4Old Polishrękahand; arm
5Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
6Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
8Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →