Where does “samoteč” come from?

samoteč (Old Slovak) comes from Old Slovak tiecť, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

samoteč (Old Slovak): must

Definitions

  1. must

Ancestry of “samoteč”, step by step

samoteč traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Slovak tiecť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Slovaktiecť—
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Old Slovak samo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Slovaksamo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →