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

Definitions

  1. to flow around

Ancestry of “обтека́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобтечьto flow around, to circumvent; to streamline; to...
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

Words derived from “обтека́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →