Where does “pociąć” come from?

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

pociąć (Polish): to cut up, to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut up, to cut

Ancestry of “pociąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciąćto cut
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-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 →