Where does “kretowizna” come from?

kretowizna (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.

Ancestry of “kretowizna”, 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 →