Where does “otoczyć” come from?

otoczyć (Polish) comes 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.

otoczyć (Polish): to surround

Definitions

  1. to surround

Ancestry of “otoczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtoczyćto roll; to turn; to carry on, to conduct
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “otoczyć”

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