Where does “natjecanje” come from?

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

natjecanje (Serbo-Croatian): competition

Definitions

  1. competition

Ancestry of “natjecanje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannatjecatito compete
2Serbo-Croatiantećito flow, stream, pass, course, flux; to flow,...
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →
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