Where does “teika” come from?

teika (Latvian) comes from Latvian teikt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

teika (Latvian): legend, tale

Definitions

  1. legend, tale

Ancestry of “teika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianteiktto say, to tell; to say, to tell, to order, to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicteyk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantek-to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tek- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk- →Every word from Latvian teikt →