Where does “natjecati” come from?

natjecati (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.

natjecati (Serbo-Croatian): to compete

Definitions

  1. to compete

Ancestry of “natjecati”, step by step

natjecati 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 na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “natjecati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →