Where does “tisíciletí” come from?

tisíciletí (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.

tisíciletí (Czech): millennium

Definitions

  1. millennium

Ancestry of “tisíciletí”, step by step

tisíciletí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tisíc

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

via Czech léto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlétosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →