Where does “krtonožka” come from?

krtonožka (Czech) comes from Czech krt, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

krtonožka (Czech): mole cricket

Definitions

  1. mole cricket

Ancestry of “krtonožka”, step by step

krtonožka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech krt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrtmole
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Czech nožka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnožkasmall leg, small foot body part
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektejEvery word from Proto-Slavic teťi