Where does “Krot” come from?

Krot (English) comes from Russian крот, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “Krot”, step by step

Krot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian крот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкротmole
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Belarusian крот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianкротmole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektejEvery word from Proto-Slavic teťi