Where does “точи́ть” come from?

точи́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

точи́ть (Russian): to shed; sharpen; to wear away

Definitions

  1. to shed; sharpen; to wear away

Ancestry of “точи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
2Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “точи́ть”

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