Where does “ток” come from?

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

ток (Serbo-Croatian): flow; stream, current; flux

Definitions

  1. flow; stream, current; flux

Ancestry of “ток”, step by step

ток traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic tokъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
2Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Ottoman Turkish طوقه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوقهbuckle, a clasp used for fastening two things together
2Proto-Turkic*toku—

Words derived from “ток”

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