Where does “точка” come from?

точка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian то́ча, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

точка (Bulgarian): dot, spot

Definitions

  1. dot, spot

Ancestry of “точка”, step by step

точка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian то́ча

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianто́чаto draw, to drain to let liquid flow out from a vessel, barrel, pipe, spring, etc
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Russian то́чка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́чкаperiod, dot, full stop
2Proto-Slavic*tъčьkadot, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →