Where does “otok” come from?
otok (Slovene) comes from Slovene tók, from Proto-Slavic tokъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic takas, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
otok (Slovene): island
Ancestry of “otok”, step by step
otok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovene tók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | tók | current |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tokъ | current, course, stream |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | takas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
via Slovene O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | O | about, concerning |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
Words derived from “otok”