Where does “ciekacz” come from?

ciekacz (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish ciec, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

ciekacz (Old Polish): runner

Definitions

  1. runner

Ancestry of “ciekacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishciecto flow, to run
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 →