Where does “тꙑсѫщьникъ” come from?

тꙑсѫщьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тꙑсѫщи, from Proto-Slavic tysǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

тꙑсѫщьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): commander of a thousand men, legionary tribune

Definitions

  1. commander of a thousand men, legionary tribune

Ancestry of “тꙑсѫщьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтꙑсѫщиthousand
2Proto-Slavictysǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →