Where does “кротовая нора” come from?
кротовая нора (Russian) comes from Russian крото́вый, from Russian крот, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
кротовая нора (Russian): mole hole; a wormhole
Ancestry of “кротовая нора”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | крото́вый | mole {{i|relational}} |
| 2 | Russian | крот | mole |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krъtъ | mole |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |