Where does “tiús” come from?

tiús (Irish) comes from Irish tiubh, from Old Irish tiug, from Proto-Celtic tegus, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tiús (Irish): thickness

Definitions

  1. thickness

Ancestry of “tiús”, step by step

tiús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tiubh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtiubhthick, dense, closely set; fast; thick part;...
2Old Irishtiugthick
3Proto-Celtictegusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Irish ás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishásace; jot
2Old Irishásgrowing, growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Celtic tegus →