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

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “рачић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianра̏кcrab
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 →