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Where does “рак” come from?

рак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

Ancestry of “рак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “рак”

  • рачић
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →