Where does “тъкан” come from?

тъкан (Bulgarian) comes from Russian тъка, from Proto-Slavic tъkati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

тъкан (Bulgarian): fabric, textile

Definitions

  1. fabric, textile

Ancestry of “тъкан”, step by step

тъкан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тъка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтъка—
2Proto-Slavictъkatito prick, pierce; to weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Proto-Slavic *tъkanь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tъkanьfabric, cloth, texture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъkati →Every word from Russian тъка →