Where does “krt” come from?

krt (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

krt (Slovene): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “krt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
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 →
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