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Where does “tecēt” come from?

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

tecēt (Latvian): to flow; to leak; to trickle

Definitions

  1. to flow; to leak; to trickle

Ancestry of “tecēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictektei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tecēt”

  • straujtece
  • tece
  • augštece
  • lejtece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →