Where does “rak” come from?

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

rak (Polish): cancer; crayfish; crampon

Definitions

  1. cancer; crayfish; crampon

Ancestry of “rak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrak—
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “rak”

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