Where does “kolotoč” come from?
kolotoč (Czech) comes from Czech točit, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
kolotoč (Czech): carousel, merry-go-round
Ancestry of “kolotoč”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | točit | to turn |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | točiti | to cause to flow, run |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tekti | to run, to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |