Where does “rusznica” come from?

rusznica (Polish) comes from Old Polish [[rucznica]], [[rusznica]], from Czech ručnice, from Czech ruční, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- — to turn, to bend.

rusznica (Polish): hand cannon, gonne, handgonne

Definitions

  1. hand cannon, gonne, handgonne

Ancestry of “rusznica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish[[rucznica]], [[rusznica]]—
2Czechručnicerifle
3Czechručnímanual
4Czechrukahand
5Old Czechrukahand
6Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
7Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
9Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “rusznica”

Every word from Latvian wer- →