Where does “сльзоточьникъ” come from?

сльзоточьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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.

сльзоточьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): one who sheds tears

Definitions

  1. one who sheds tears

Ancestry of “сльзоточьникъ”, step by step

сльзоточьникъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic точити

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

via Old Church Slavonic сльза

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсльзаtear, teardrop
2Proto-Slavicslьzatear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →
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