Where does “rukavac” come from?

rukavac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ač, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

rukavac (Serbo-Croatian): small backwater or a channel; branch of a river

Definitions

  1. small backwater or a channel; branch of a river

Ancestry of “rukavac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ačSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ač →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →