Where does “длиннорукий” come from?

длиннорукий (Russian) comes 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.

длиннорукий (Russian): long-armed

Definitions

  1. long-armed

Ancestry of “длиннорукий”, step by step

длиннорукий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian рука́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрука́arm, hand; hand
2Old East Slavicрѫка—
3Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Russian дли́нный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдли́нныйlong
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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