Where does “tokovati” come from?

tokovati (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech tok, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tokovati (Old Czech): to utter the mating call, to lek (to perform certain behaviors to attract a female)

Definitions

  1. to utter the mating call, to lek (to perform certain behaviors to attract a female)

Ancestry of “tokovati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtok
2Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
3Proto-Balto-Slavictakas
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tokovati

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takasEvery word from Proto-Slavic tokъ