Where does “těžit” come from?

těžit (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tęžiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

těžit (Czech): to mine; to benefit

Definitions

  1. to mine; to benefit

Ancestry of “těžit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęžitito weigh, to burden; to struggle
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “těžit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →
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