Where does “krottõ” come from?

krottõ (Votic) comes from Russian крот, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

krottõ (Votic): mole animal

Definitions

  1. mole animal

Ancestry of “krottõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкротmole
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-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 →