Where does “toczk” come from?

toczk (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian toczëc, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

toczk (Kashubian): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “toczk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubiantoczëcto hollow
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-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 tekti →