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Where does “rṓˀkas” come from?

rṓˀkas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Ancestry of “rṓˀkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “rṓˀkas”

  • рак
  • раковый
  • räka
  • räksmörgås
  • lysräka
  • rak
  • rakotwórczy
  • рак
  • rak
  • reke
  • reke
  • рак
  • rak
  • račí
  • rakovina
  • rakovinný
  • рак
  • rac
  • ռակ
  • rakъ
  • rak
  • rak
  • rak
  • rek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →