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Where does “wrenk-” come from?

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

wrenk- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn, twist, bend

Definitions

  1. to turn, twist, bend

Ancestry of “wrenk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “wrenk-”

  • обруч
  • рука
  • rokasgrāmata
  • ierocis
  • roka
  • kodolierocis
  • rokraksts
  • Rękas
  • ręka
  • Renkas
  • obręcz
  • ręczny
  • rucelj
  • руцељ
  • ručnik
  • рукотворина
  • poruka
  • obruč
  • рукавица
  • rukotvorina
  • ručica
  • ruka
  • rukavica
  • обруч
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