Where does “cieczka” come from?

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

cieczka (Polish): heat, oestrus

Definitions

  1. heat, oestrus

Ancestry of “cieczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciecto trickle; to drip
2Old Polishciecto flow, to run
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-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 →