Where does “Tecuci” come from?

Tecuci (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian тека, from Old Church Slavonic тещи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Tecuci (Romanian): a Romanian city

Definitions

  1. a Romanian city

Ancestry of “Tecuci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтекаto flow, to run, to gutter; to leak, to ooze, to...
2Old Church Slavonicтещиto flow
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “Tecuci”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →