Where does “рі́чка” come from?

рі́чка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ріка, from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

рі́чка (Ukrainian): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “рі́чка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрікаriver
2Proto-Slavicrěkariver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “рі́чка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěka →