Where does “točak” come from?

točak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tok, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

točak (Serbo-Croatian): wheel; bicycle

Definitions

  1. wheel; bicycle

Ancestry of “točak”, step by step

točak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantokflow; stream, current; flux
2Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
3Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Proto-Slavic kotačь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickotačь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →