Where does “оток” come from?

оток (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ток, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

оток (Serbo-Croatian): island; swelling

Definitions

  1. island; swelling

Ancestry of “оток”, step by step

оток traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ток

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтокflow; stream, current; flux
2Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
3Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
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—

Words derived from “оток”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →