Where does “за̀тећи” come from?

за̀тећи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тећи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

за̀тећи (Serbo-Croatian): to obligate oneself, to pledge

Definitions

  1. to obligate oneself, to pledge

Ancestry of “за̀тећи”, step by step

за̀тећи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тећи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтећиto flow, stream, pass, course, flux; to flow,...
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “за̀тећи”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →