Where does “точить” come from?
точить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic točiti, from Proto-Slavic tekti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
точить (Russian): to shed; sharpen; to wear away
Definitions
- to shed; sharpen; to wear away
Ancestry of “точить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | točiti | to cause to flow, run |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tekti | to run, to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “точить”