Where does “cârtiță” come from?
cârtiță (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian къртица, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
cârtiță (Romanian): mole
Ancestry of “cârtiță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | къртица | mole |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krъtъ | mole |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |