Where does “tečka” come from?

tečka (English) comes from Czech tečka, from Russian то́чка, from Proto-Slavic *tъčьka — dot, point.

tečka (English): A dot diacritic

Definitions

  1. A dot diacritic

Ancestry of “tečka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtečkadot, point, spot; period, full stop; tittle
2Russianто́чкаperiod, dot, full stop
3Proto-Slavic*tъčьkadot, point
Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъčьka →Every word from Russian то́чка →Every word from Czech tečka →