Where does “полуоток” come from?

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

полуоток (Serbo-Croatian): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “полуоток”, step by step

полуоток traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian оток

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianотокisland; swelling
2Serbo-Croatianтокflow; stream, current; flux
3Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
4Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian пол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianполpole; sex; gender
2Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →