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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”

  • потечь
  • утечь
  • подтечь
  • подтекать
  • оттечь
  • перетекать
  • перетечь
  • обтечь
  • предтеча
  • стечь
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