Where does “rakowatość” come from?

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

rakowatość (Polish): cancerousness

Definitions

  1. cancerousness

Ancestry of “rakowatość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrakowatycancerous, cancriform, cancroid
2Polishrakcancer; crayfish; crampon
3Old Polishrak—
4Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
5Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →