Where does “слезоточивый” come from?

слезоточивый (Russian) comes from Russian слезоточи́ть, 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.

слезоточивый (Russian): lachrymatory, watering, causing tears (from eyes)

Definitions

  1. lachrymatory, watering, causing tears (from eyes)

Ancestry of “слезоточивый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслезоточи́тьto tear up, to shed tears
2Russianточи́тьto shed; sharpen; to wear away
3Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
4Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
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 tekti →