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Where does “rukn-” come from?

rukn- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

Ancestry of “rukn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

Words derived from “rukn-”

  • rocket
  • frock
  • ratchet
  • skyrocket
  • rocketry
  • rocketship
  • unfrock
  • defrock
  • retrorocket
  • rocketeer
  • rocketlike
  • roquette
  • rocketer
  • ratchety
  • rocketman
  • ratchetlike
  • turborocket
  • antirocket
  • frockless
  • rocketborne
  • rocketless
  • rocket launcher
  • disfrock
  • searocket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →