Where does “podcięty” come from?

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

podcięty (Polish): half cut, tipsy, slightly drunk

Definitions

  1. half cut, tipsy, slightly drunk

Ancestry of “podcięty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodciąćto clip, to cut the ends off
2Polishciąćto cut
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 →