Where does “тѧжесть” come from?

тѧжесть (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тѧжькъ, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

тѧжесть (Old Church Slavonic): strain; burden

Definitions

  1. strain; burden

Ancestry of “тѧжесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтѧжькъheavy; difficult
2Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
3Lithuaniantinguslazy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →