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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

  1. to poke

Ancestry of “ты́кать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтыsecond-person singular, nominative case: you,...
2Old East Slavicтꙑ—
3Proto-Slavictyyou
4Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “ты́кать”

  • утыкать
  • втыкать
  • самотык
  • протыкать
  • тычок
  • тыкаться
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