Where does “ты́кать” come from?
ты́кать (Russian) comes from Russian ты, from Old East Slavic тꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
ты́кать (Russian): to poke
Definitions
- to poke
Ancestry of “ты́кать”, step by step
ты́кать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ты
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ты | second-person singular, nominative case: you,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тꙑ | you, thou |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ty | you |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tūˀ | you |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via Proto-Slavic tykati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tykati | to push, to prod, to thrust |