Where does “ciōńć” come from?

ciōńć (Silesian) comes from Polish ciąć, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

ciōńć (Silesian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “ciōńć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciąćto cut
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-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 →