Where does “точак” come from?

точак (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian точак, from Old Church Slavonic точити, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

точак (Macedonian): bike

Definitions

  1. bike

Ancestry of “точак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianточакwheel; bicycle
2Old Church Slavonicточитиto drive; to pour
3Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
4Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “точак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →
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