Where does “туга” come from?

туга (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *tǭgà, from Proto-Albanian tangā, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

туга (Old East Slavic): sadness

Definitions

  1. sadness

Ancestry of “туга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tǭgàsadness, melancholy
2Proto-Albaniantangāthick forest
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian tangā →