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

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “cârtiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкъртицаmole
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “cârtiță”

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