Where does “подтекать” come from?

подтекать (Russian) comes from Russian подте́чь, 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.

подтекать (Russian): to flow under; to leak

Definitions

  1. to flow under; to leak

Ancestry of “подтекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподте́чьto flow
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 →