Where does “река́” come from?

река́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic рѣка, from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

река́ (Russian): river, stream

Definitions

  1. river, stream

Ancestry of “река́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicрѣкаriver
2Proto-Slavicrěkariver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “река́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěka →