Where does “ciekać” come from?

ciekać (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.

ciekać (Polish): to be in heat

Definitions

  1. to be in heat

Ancestry of “ciekać”, 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

Words derived from “ciekać”

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