Where does “тежко” come from?

тежко (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian тежък, from Old Church Slavonic тѧжькъ, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

тежко (Bulgarian): heavily, hard

Definitions

  1. heavily, hard

Ancestry of “тежко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтежъкheavy, weighty, ponderous, elephantine; hard,...
2Old Church Slavonicтѧжькъheavy; difficult
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 →