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

Definitions

  1. carousel, merry-go-round

Ancestry of “kolotoč”, step by step

kolotoč traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech točit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtočitto turn
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Czech kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkolobicycle, bike; wheel; round
2Old Czechkolowheel
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kolotoč”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →