Where does “ciekącka” come from?

ciekącka (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.

Ancestry of “ciekącka”, 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 tektejEvery word from Proto-Slavic teťi