Where does “zatočit” come from?

zatočit (Czech) comes from Czech točit, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

zatočit (Czech): to spin, to swerve

Definitions

  1. to spin, to swerve

Ancestry of “zatočit”, step by step

zatočit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech točit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtočitto turn
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Czech za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzafor; in; API
2Old Czechzain, during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →