Where does “toczyć” come from?
toczyć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
toczyć (Polish): to roll; to turn; to carry on, to conduct
Definitions
- to roll; to turn; to carry on, to conduct
Ancestry of “toczyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | točiti | to cause to flow, run |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tekti | to run, to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |