Where does “тѧжъкъ” come from?

тѧжъкъ (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.

тѧжъкъ (Old Church Slavonic): Alternative form of тѧжькъ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of тѧжькъ

Ancestry of “тѧжъкъ”, 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 →