Where does “кртовина” come from?

кртовина (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.

кртовина (Serbo-Croatian): molehill

Definitions

  1. molehill

Ancestry of “кртовина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкр̀тицаmole mammal
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
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 →