Where does “тъжен” come from?

тъжен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian тъга́, from Old Church Slavonic тѫга, from Proto-Slavic tǫga — sadness, melancholy.

тъжен (Bulgarian): sad, sorrowful

Definitions

  1. sad, sorrowful

Ancestry of “тъжен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтъга́sadness, sorrow, grief
2Old Church Slavonicтѫгаsadness, melancholy; suffering, distress,...
3Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫga →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тѫга →Every word from Bulgarian тъга́ →