Where does “tkivo” come from?

tkivo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tkati, from Proto-Slavic tъkati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tkivo (Serbo-Croatian): tissue (aggregation of cells)

Definitions

  1. tissue (aggregation of cells)

Ancestry of “tkivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantkatito weave
2Proto-Slavictъkatito prick, pierce; to weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъkati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tkati →