Where does “tūkstotis” come from?

tūkstotis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tūkstotis (Latvian): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tūkstotis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
3Proto-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 →