Where does “rakъ” come from?
rakъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
rakъ (Proto-Slavic): crayfish
Ancestry of “rakъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |
Words derived from “rakъ”