Where does “raykʰ-” come from?
raykʰ- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian raykʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European rikh₂-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European reyk(ʷ)h₂- — to scratch.
Ancestry of “raykʰ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | raykʰ- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | rikh₂-é-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reyk(ʷ)h₂- | to scratch |