Where does “tękъ” come from?
tękъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tekas, from Tagalog teksas, from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
tękъ (Proto-Slavic): appetite
Ancestry of “tękъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tekas | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | teksas | — |
| 3 | English | Texas | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Texas | — |
| 5 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |