Where does “tisíc” come from?

tisíc (Czech) comes 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.

tisíc (Czech): thousand; a thousand crowns

Definitions

  1. thousand; a thousand crowns

Ancestry of “tisíc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtisúcthousand
2Proto-Slavictysǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tisíc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →