Where does “прѣдътеча” come from?

прѣдътеча (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.

прѣдътеча (Old Church Slavonic): forerunner

Definitions

  1. forerunner

Ancestry of “прѣдътеча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтещиto flow
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →