Where does “račić” come from?
račić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian rȁk, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.
račić (Serbo-Croatian): shrimp
Ancestry of “račić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | rȁk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rakъ | crayfish |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rṓˀkas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₃kʷos | looking backwards |