Where does “втекать” come from?

втекать (Russian) comes from Russian втечь, from Russian течь, from Old East Slavic течи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

втекать (Russian): to flow (into), to discharge (into)

Definitions

  1. to flow (into), to discharge (into)

Ancestry of “втекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвтечьto flow (into), to discharge (into)
2Russianтечьto flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;...
3Old East Slavicтечи—
4Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
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 teťi →