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

  1. to swell, to be swollen, to become dropsical

Ancestry of “отекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотечьto swell, to be swollen, to become dropsical
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →