Where does “*rǫko(j)ętь” come from?

*rǫko(j)ętь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

*rǫko(j)ętь (Proto-Slavic): handle, hilt

Definitions

  1. handle, hilt

Ancestry of “*rǫko(j)ętь”, step by step

*rǫko(j)ętь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rǫka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Proto-Slavic ęti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicętito take
2Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “*rǫko(j)ętь”

Every word from Latvian wer- →