Where does “тисяща” come from?

тисяща (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тꙑсѫщи, from Proto-Slavic tysǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

тисяща (Bulgarian): thousand the number 1000

Definitions

  1. thousand the number 1000

Ancestry of “тисяща”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтꙑсѫщиthousand
2Proto-Slavictysǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →