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...

Definitions

  1. supporter, defender; hero, champion, especially a...

Ancestry of “заточник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianза̀тећиto obligate oneself, to pledge
2Serbo-Croatianтећиto flow, stream, pass, course, flux; to flow,...
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →