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Where does “точити” come from?

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

точити (Old Church Slavonic): to drive; to pour

Definitions

  1. to drive; to pour

Ancestry of “точити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
2Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “точити”

  • точило
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