Where does “tep” come from?

tep (Czech) comes from Czech tepat, from Old Czech [[teti]], [[tepati]], from Lithuanian tepti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teptei.

tep (Czech): pulse

Definitions

  1. pulse

Ancestry of “tep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtepatto beat, to pulsate, to throb
2Old Czech[[teti]], [[tepati]]—
3Lithuanianteptito smear, grease, spread
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteptei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teptei →Every word from Lithuanian tepti →Every word from Old Czech [[teti]], [[tepati]] →