Where does “ciec” come from?

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

ciec (Polish): to trickle; to drip

Definitions

  1. to trickle; to drip

Ancestry of “ciec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ciec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →