Where does “zateći” come from?

zateći (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.

zateći (Serbo-Croatian): to come across, come upon, happen to find, find;...

Definitions

  1. to come across, come upon, happen to find, find;...

Ancestry of “zateći”, step by step

zateći 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 za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →