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Where does “tisúc” come from?

tisúc (Old Czech) comes 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.

Ancestry of “tisúc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictysǫtithousand
2Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantis—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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