Where does “rukotvorina” come from?

rukotvorina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

rukotvorina (Serbo-Croatian): handicraft, handiwork

Definitions

  1. handicraft, handiwork

Ancestry of “rukotvorina”, step by step

rukotvorina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ruka

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

via Serbo-Croatian tvoriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantvoritito create, make, produce
2Proto-Slavictvoritito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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