Where does “ручица” come from?
ручица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру́ка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
ручица (Serbo-Croatian): small handle of a vessel; hand; crank
Definitions
- small handle of a vessel; hand; crank
Ancestry of “ручица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ру́ка | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 5 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |