Where does “тикати” come from?

тикати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ти, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

тикати (Serbo-Croatian): to address informally using the pronoun ти; to...

Definitions

  1. to address informally using the pronoun ти; to...

Ancestry of “тикати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтиyou sg
2Proto-Slavictyyou
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ty →