Where does “tokat” come from?

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

tokat (Czech): to utter the mating call

Definitions

  1. to utter the mating call

Ancestry of “tokat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtokovatito utter the mating call, to lek (to perform certain behaviors to attract a female)
2Old Czechtok—
3Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
4Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →