Where does “tuščias” come from?

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

tuščias (Lithuanian): empty, vacant; hollow; vain, fruitless

Definitions

  1. empty, vacant; hollow; vain, fruitless

Ancestry of “tuščias”, 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 →
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