Where does “потещи” come from?

потещи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тещи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

потещи (Old Church Slavonic): to gush out

Definitions

  1. to gush out

Ancestry of “потещи”, step by step

потещи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic тещи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтещиto flow
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →