Where does “tisuť” come from?

tisuť (Istro-Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic tỳsǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tisuť (Istro-Romanian): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tisuť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictỳsǫtithousand
2Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →