Where does “заточник” come from?
заточник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за̀тећи, from Serbo-Croatian тећи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
заточник (Serbo-Croatian): supporter, defender; hero, champion, especially a...
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- supporter, defender; hero, champion, especially a...
Ancestry of “заточник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | за̀тећи | to obligate oneself, to pledge |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | тећи | to flow, stream, pass, course, flux; to flow,... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |