Where does “течь” come from?

течь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic течи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

течь (Russian): to flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;...

Definitions

  1. to flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;...

Ancestry of “течь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтечи—
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “течь”

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