Where does “потѣкати” come from?

потѣкати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

потѣкати (Old Church Slavonic): to gush out

Definitions

  1. to gush out

Ancestry of “потѣкати”, step by step

потѣкати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Old Church Slavonic тѣкати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтѣкати—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →