Where does “tūkstantis” come from?

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

tūkstantis (Lithuanian): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tūkstantis”, 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 →