Where does “цяжка” come from?

цяжка (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian цяжкі, from Old East Slavic тѧжькъ, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

цяжка (Belarusian): heavily

Definitions

  1. heavily

Ancestry of “цяжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianцяжкіdifficult, hard; heavy; severe, tough
2Old East Slavicтѧжькъheavy
3Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
4Lithuaniantinguslazy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →