Where does “užtekti” come from?

užtekti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

užtekti (Lithuanian): to be enough, to suffice, to do

Definitions

  1. to be enough, to suffice, to do

Ancestry of “užtekti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantektito fall to property for; to be, to become due, to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavictektei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei →Every word from Lithuanian tekti →