Where does “раковый” come from?

раковый (Russian) comes from Russian ра́к, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

раковый (Russian): crawfish, crayfish

Definitions

  1. crawfish, crayfish

Ancestry of “раковый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́к—
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →