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
- to flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;...
Ancestry of “течь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | течи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “течь”