Where does “кртичњак” come from?
кртичњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кр̀тица, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
кртичњак (Serbo-Croatian): molehill
Ancestry of “кртичњак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | кр̀тица | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krъtъ | mole |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | teťi | to flow, run |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tektej | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |