Where does “rocoș” come from?

rocoș (Romanian) comes from Polish rokosz, from Hungarian rakás, from Hungarian Rák, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

rocoș (Romanian): rebellion

Definitions

  1. rebellion

Ancestry of “rocoș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrokoszrokosz
2Hungarianrakásstack; pile
3HungarianRákCancer
4Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
5Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →