Where does “отекать” come from?
отекать (Russian) comes from Russian отечь, 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.
отекать (Russian): to swell, to be swollen, to become dropsical
Definitions
- to swell, to be swollen, to become dropsical