Where does “река” come from?

река (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

река (Serbo-Croatian): a river

Definitions

  1. a river

Ancestry of “река”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrěkariver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěka →