Where does “ručej” come from?

ručej (Czech) comes from Old Czech řučěj, from Proto-Slavic ručajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

ručej (Czech): crook, brook

Definitions

  1. crook, brook

Ancestry of “ručej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechřučějcrook, brook
2Proto-Slavicručajьcrook, brook
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →Every word from Proto-Slavic ručajь →
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