Where does “цяжкі” come from?

цяжкі (Belarusian) comes 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.

цяжкі (Belarusian): difficult, hard; heavy; severe, tough

Definitions

  1. difficult, hard; heavy; severe, tough

Ancestry of “цяжкі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтѧжькъheavy
2Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
3Lithuaniantinguslazy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “цяжкі”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →