Where does “слезоточи́ть” come from?

слезоточи́ть (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.

слезоточи́ть (Russian): to tear up, to shed tears

Definitions

  1. to tear up, to shed tears

Ancestry of “слезоточи́ть”, step by step

слезоточи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian точи́ть

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

via Russian слеза́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслеза́tear
2Old East Slavicсльзаtear
3Proto-Slavicslьzatear

Words derived from “слезоточи́ть”

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