Where does “цячы” come from?

цячы (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic течи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

цячы (Belarusian): to flow, to run, to stream, to move

Definitions

  1. to flow, to run, to stream, to move

Ancestry of “цячы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтечи—
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →