Where does “stĺcť” come from?

stĺcť (Slovak) comes from Slovak tĺcť, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

stĺcť (Slovak): nail together

Definitions

  1. nail together

Ancestry of “stĺcť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktĺcťbeat
2Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telťi →Every word from Slovak tĺcť →