Where does “straujtece” come from?

straujtece (Latvian) comes from Latvian tece, from Latvian tecēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

straujtece (Latvian): rapids

Definitions

  1. rapids

Ancestry of “straujtece”, step by step

straujtece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianteceflow, flowing; flow, stream; leak
2Latviantecētto flow; to leak; to trickle
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Latvian strauja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstraujagenitive singular masculine form of straujš;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei →Every word from Latvian tecēt →