Where does “tenčit” come from?

tenčit (Czech) comes from Czech tenký, from Old Czech tenký, from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenčit (Czech): to make thinner

Definitions

  1. to make thinner

Ancestry of “tenčit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtenkýthin
2Old Czechtenkýthin
3Proto-Slavictьnъkъthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →
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