Where does “обтечь” come from?
обтечь (Russian) comes 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.
обтечь (Russian): to flow around, to circumvent; to streamline; to...
Definitions
- to flow around, to circumvent; to streamline; to...
Ancestry of “обтечь”, step by step
обтечь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian течь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | течь | to flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | течи | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |