Where does “tukšs” come from?

tukšs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tukšs (Latvian): empty; empty, blank; unfurnished

Definitions

  1. empty; empty, blank; unfurnished

Ancestry of “tukšs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →