Where does “белоручка” come from?
белоручка (Russian) comes from Russian ру́чка, from Russian рука́, from Old East Slavic рѫка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
белоручка (Russian): person shirking rough or dirty work
Definitions
- person shirking rough or dirty work
Ancestry of “белоручка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ру́чка | small hand |
| 2 | Russian | рука́ | arm, hand; hand |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | рѫка | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |