Where does “tocitor” come from?

tocitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian toci, 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.

tocitor (Romanian): grinder

Definitions

  1. grinder

Ancestry of “tocitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantocito blunt, dull, wear down, grind away at
2Old Church Slavonicточитиto drive; to pour
3Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
4Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic tekti →