Where does “тъщь” come from?

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

тъщь (Old Church Slavonic): empty; hollow

Definitions

  1. empty; hollow

Ancestry of “тъщь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тъщь”

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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