Where does “тысяча” come from?

тысяча (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian ты́сяча, from Old East Slavic тысяча, from Proto-Slavic tỳsęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tū́ˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

тысяча (Komi-Zyrian): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “тысяча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianты́сячаthousand
2Old East Slavicтысяча—
3Proto-Slavictỳsęti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*tū́ˀsantisthousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-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 *tū́ˀsantis →
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