roka

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) hand, arm each of the upper limbs of the human body, from shoulder to palm
  • (in the genitive, used adjectivally) hand ..., manual to use
  • (colloquial) sleeve part of a garment that covers one's arms
  • (technology) arm a long, mobile mechanical device or part of a mechanical device, a handle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ derived from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (turn, twist, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wrenk-

Gloss

turn, twist, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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