Where does “вътъще” come from?

вътъще (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тъщь, from Proto-Slavic tъščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

вътъще (Old Church Slavonic): in vain

Definitions

  1. in vain

Ancestry of “вътъще”, step by step

вътъще traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic тъщь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтъщьempty; hollow
2Proto-Slavictъščьhollow
3Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Old Church Slavonic въ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъin, into
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “вътъще”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →