Where does “tis” come from?
tis (Czech) comes from Old Czech tis, from Proto-Slavic tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-.
tis (Czech): yew
Ancestry of “tis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | tis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tisъ | yew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | taḱs- | — |