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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic. From the tick-tack sound of a clock.

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ти́кать (tíkatʹimpf (perfective ти́кнуть)

  1. to tick (of a clock)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ukrainian тіка́ти (tikáty).

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тика́ть (tikátʹimpf

  1. (regional, Ukraine) to run away
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