Where does “toczka” come from?

toczka (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.

toczka (Polish): a waitress serving beer

Definitions

  1. a waitress serving beer

Ancestry of “toczka”, step by step

toczka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish toczyć

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

via Russian то́чка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́чкаperiod, dot, full stop
2Proto-Slavic*tъčьkadot, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →
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