Where does “otoczenie” come from?

otoczenie (Polish) comes from Polish otoczyć, from Polish toczyć, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

otoczenie (Polish): ambiance, environment, surroundings

Definitions

  1. ambiance, environment, surroundings

Ancestry of “otoczenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishotoczyćto surround
2Polishtoczyćto roll; to turn; to carry on, to conduct
3Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
4Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-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 tekti →
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