Where does “přítok” come from?

přítok (Czech) comes from Czech tok, from Old Czech tok, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

přítok (Czech): tributary; influx, inflow

Definitions

  1. tributary; influx, inflow

Ancestry of “přítok”, step by step

přítok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtokflow
2Old Czechtok—
3Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
4Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Czech při

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřiat, during; into, around; by, with
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →