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Where does “утекать” come from?

утекать (Russian) comes from Russian уте́чь, from Russian течь, from Old East Slavic течи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

утекать (Russian): to leak, to flow away, to escape; to fly by, to...

Definitions

  1. to leak, to flow away, to escape; to fly by, to...

Ancestry of “утекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуте́чь—
2Russianтечьto flow, to run, to stream, to move; to leak;...
3Old East Slavicтечи—
4Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
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