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Where does “tok” come from?

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

tok (Czech): flow

Definitions

  1. flow

Ancestry of “tok”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tok”

  • přítok
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