Where does “ру́ка” come from?

ру́ка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ру́ка (Serbo-Croatian): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ру́ка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “ру́ка”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →