Where does “праворукий” come from?
праворукий (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.
праворукий (Russian): right-handed
Definitions
- right-handed
Ancestry of “праворукий”, step by step
праворукий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian рука́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рука́ | arm, hand; hand |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | рѫка | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 6 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |
via Russian пра́вый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пра́вый | straight; innocent; right-hand; right, correct;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |