Where does “заточать” come from?

заточать (Russian) comes from Russian заточи́ть, from Russian точи́ть, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

заточать (Russian): to incarcerate, to imprison

Definitions

  1. to incarcerate, to imprison

Ancestry of “заточать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаточи́тьto sharpen
2Russianточи́тьto shed; sharpen; to wear away
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 →
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