Where does “nieporęczny” come from?

nieporęczny (Polish) comes 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.

nieporęczny (Polish): bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy

Definitions

  1. bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy

Ancestry of “nieporęczny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishporęcznyconvenient, handy
2Polishrękahand; arm
3Old Polishrękahand; arm
4Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “nieporęczny

Every word from Latvian wer-
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