Where does “ים-ראַק” come from?

ים-ראַק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ראַק, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

ים-ראַק (Yiddish): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “ים-ראַק”, step by step

ים-ראַק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ראַק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishראַקcrustacean
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

via Yiddish ים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיםsea, ocean
2Hebrewיםsea, ocean; west; a lot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →