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Where does “стећи” come from?

стећи (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.

Ancestry of “стећи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтећиto flow, stream, pass, course, flux; to flow,...
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “стећи”

  • стечевина
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