Where does “toci” come from?

toci (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic точити, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

toci (Romanian): to blunt, dull, wear down, grind away at

Definitions

  1. to blunt, dull, wear down, grind away at

Ancestry of “toci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicточитиto drive; to pour
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “toci”

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