Where does “trak-” come from?
trak- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European terk-.
Ancestry of “trak-”, step by step
trak- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European terk-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | terk- | — |
via Proto-Indo-European trek-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | trek- | to turn |