Where does “бързотечен” come from?

бързотечен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian тека, from Old Church Slavonic тещи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

бързотечен (Bulgarian): fast-flowing flowing quickly; having a rapid current

Definitions

  1. fast-flowing flowing quickly; having a rapid current

Ancestry of “бързотечен”, step by step

бързотечен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian тека

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтекаto flow, to run, to gutter; to leak, to ooze, to...
2Old Church Slavonicтещиto flow
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Bulgarian бърз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбързfast, swift, quick, rapid, sweeping, fleet
2Proto-Slavicbъrzъfast, swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →
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