Where does “rakowy” come from?

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

rakowy (Polish): crayfish

Definitions

  1. crayfish

Ancestry of “rakowy”, step by step

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