Where does “छुचो” come from?

छुचो (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit तुच्छ्य, from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

छुचो (Nepali): mean

Definitions

  1. mean

Ancestry of “छुचो”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुच्छ्यempty, vain
2Proto-Indo-Europeantus-sḱ-yósempty
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-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós →