Where does “къртица” come from?

къртица (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

къртица (Bulgarian): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “къртица”, step by step

къртица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic krъtъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Proto-Slavic *krъtica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*krъtica

Words derived from “къртица

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektejEvery word from Proto-Slavic teťi