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
- to blunt, dull, wear down, grind away at
Ancestry of “toci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | точити | to drive; to pour |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | točiti | to cause to flow, run |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tekti | to run, to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “toci”