Where does “tece” come from?

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

tece (Latvian): flow, flowing; flow, stream; leak

Definitions

  1. flow, flowing; flow, stream; leak

Ancestry of “tece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantecētto flow; to leak; to trickle
2Proto-Balto-Slavictektei
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tece

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tekteiEvery word from Latvian tecēt