Where does “otočje” come from?

otočje (Slovene) comes from Slovene otok, from Slovene tók, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

otočje (Slovene): archipelago

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “otočje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneotokisland
2Slovenetókcurrent
3Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
4Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tokъ →