Where does “обтека́ть” come from?
обтека́ть (Russian) comes from Russian обтечь, 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.
обтека́ть (Russian): to flow around
Ancestry of “обтека́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | обтечь | to flow around, to circumvent; to streamline; to... |
| 2 | Russian | течь | to flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | течи | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “обтека́ть”