Where does “tepati” come from?

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

tepati (Serbo-Croatian): to babble; to use baby talk, coo; to fight

Definitions

  1. to babble; to use baby talk, coo; to fight

Ancestry of “tepati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
2Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
3Proto-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 →