Where does “тека” come from?
тека (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тещи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
тека (Bulgarian): to flow, to run, to gutter; to leak, to ooze, to...
Definitions
- to flow, to run, to gutter; to leak, to ooze, to...
Ancestry of “тека”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | тещи | to flow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |