Where does “tyhjy” come from?

tyhjy (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tyhjy (Livvi): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “tyhjy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictühjäempty
2Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
4Proto-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 →