Where does “отећи” come from?

отећи (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.

отећи (Serbo-Croatian): to flow off, drain off; to swell

Definitions

  1. to flow off, drain off; to swell

Ancestry of “отећи”, step by step

отећи 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 о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →