Where does “potocznie” come from?

potocznie (Polish) comes from Polish Potoczny, from Polish potoczyć, 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.

potocznie (Polish): colloquially

Definitions

  1. colloquially

Ancestry of “potocznie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPotocznycommon, ordinary, quotidian
2Polishpotoczyćto roll
3Polishtoczyćto roll; to turn; to carry on, to conduct
4Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
5Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
6Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
7Proto-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 →