Where does “ránkāˀ” come from?

ránkāˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ránkāˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic): hand, arm

Definitions

  1. hand, arm

Ancestry of “ránkāˀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
2Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “ránkāˀ

Every word from Latvian wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-