Where does “тыкаться” come from?

тыкаться (Russian) comes from Russian ты́кать, from Russian ты, from Old East Slavic тꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

тыкаться (Russian): to knock; to knock on someone's door; to nuzzle...

Definitions

  1. to knock; to knock on someone's door; to nuzzle...

Ancestry of “тыкаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianты́катьto poke
2Russianтыsecond-person singular, nominative case: you,...
3Old East Slavicтꙑyou, thou
4Proto-Slavictyyou
5Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ty →