Where does “рачић” come from?
рачић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ра̏к, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
рачић (Serbo-Croatian): shrimp
Ancestry of “рачић”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ра̏к | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |