Where does “отточи́ть” come from?

отточи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian точи́ть, from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

отточи́ть (Russian): to sharpen, to whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to whet

Ancestry of “отточи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianточи́тьto shed; sharpen; to wear away
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “отточи́ть”

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