Where does “ліворуч” come from?

ліворуч (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рука, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ліворуч (Ukrainian): on the left, to the left

Definitions

  1. on the left, to the left

Ancestry of “ліворуч”, step by step

ліворуч traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian рука

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

via Ukrainian лі́вий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлі́вийleft
2Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →