Where does “kretowisko” come from?

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

kretowisko (Polish): molehill

Definitions

  1. molehill

Ancestry of “kretowisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKręt—
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
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 →