Where does “Racâș” come from?

Racâș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian rákos, from Hungarian Rák, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Ancestry of “Racâș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrákosdensely populated by crabs or crayfish; having...
2HungarianRákCancer
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →
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