Where does “čtyřtisícovka” come from?

čtyřtisícovka (Czech) comes from Czech tisíc, from Old Czech tisúc, 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.

čtyřtisícovka (Czech): four-thousander

Definitions

  1. four-thousander

Ancestry of “čtyřtisícovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtisícthousand; a thousand crowns
2Old Czechtisúcthousand
3Proto-Slavictysǫtithousand
4Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-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 →