Where does “ciyc” come from?

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

ciyc (Silesian): to drip, to leak

Definitions

  1. to drip, to leak

Ancestry of “ciyc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishciecto flow, to run
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 →