Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orkyta, which Pokorny connects to Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, juniper), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (bend).[1] Also compare Latvian ērkšķis (thorn bush).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

раки́та (rakítaf inan (genitive раки́ты, nominative plural раки́ты, genitive plural раки́т)

  1. sallow, willow (Salix fragilis, Salix caprea) (tree or wood)
  2. broom

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “67-68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 67-68

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ракита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress