Where does “рукопис” come from?
рукопис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech rukopis, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
рукопис (Serbo-Croatian): handwriting
Definitions
- handwriting
Ancestry of “рукопис”, step by step
рукопис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech rukopis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | rukopis | handwriting |
| 2 | Czech | ruka | hand |
| 3 | Old Czech | ruka | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |
via Serbo-Croatian ру́ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ру́ка | hand |