Where does “krotovina” come from?

krotovina (English) comes from Russian крото́вина, 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.

krotovina (English): A filled-in animal burrow

Definitions

  1. A filled-in animal burrow

Ancestry of “krotovina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрото́винаmolehill
2Russianкротmole
3Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
4Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →