Where does “рукоятка” come from?

рукоятка (Russian) comes from Russian рукоя́ть, from Proto-Slavic *rǫko(j)ętь, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

рукоятка (Russian): handle, grip, hilt part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved

Definitions

  1. handle, grip, hilt part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved

Ancestry of “рукоятка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрукоя́тьhandle
2Proto-Slavic*rǫko(j)ętьhandle, hilt
3Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →