Where does “тек” come from?
тек (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic tękъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tekas, from Tagalog teksas, from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as — to be sharp; to sting.
тек (Macedonian): course, flow; duration; trend
Definitions
- course, flow; duration; trend
Ancestry of “тек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tękъ | appetite |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tekas | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | teksas | a breed of rooster for cockfight |
| 4 | English | Texas | Several places in the United States |
| 5 | Spanish | Texas | — |
| 6 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |