Where does “kolotečina” come from?

kolotečina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian teći, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

kolotečina (Serbo-Croatian): rut

Definitions

  1. rut

Ancestry of “kolotečina”, step by step

kolotečina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian teći

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

via Serbo-Croatian kȍlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍlowheel, cart wheel
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →