Where does “tekūnas” come from?

tekūnas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tekėti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tek-, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tekūnas (Lithuanian): harbinger, courier

Definitions

  1. harbinger, courier

Ancestry of “tekūnas”, step by step

tekūnas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian tekėti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantekėtito flow; to rise; to marry
2Proto-Balto-Slavictek-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Lithuanian ūnas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianūnas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tek- →Every word from Lithuanian tekėti →