Where does “ručka” come from?

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

ručka (Serbo-Croatian): handle, helve, haft

Definitions

  1. handle, helve, haft

Ancestry of “ručka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrúkaarm
2Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
3Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “ručka”

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