Where does “затекать” come from?

затекать (Russian) comes from Russian затечь, 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.

затекать (Russian): to flow (in), to pour (into), to leak (into)

Definitions

  1. to flow (in), to pour (into), to leak (into)

Ancestry of “затекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзатечьto flow (in), to pour (into), to leak (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 →