Where does “rac” come from?

rac (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

rac (Romanian): crayfish; cancer; Cancer

Definitions

  1. crayfish; cancer; Cancer

Ancestry of “rac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “rac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →