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Where does “тѧжькъ” come from?

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

тѧжькъ (Old East Slavic): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “тѧжькъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
2Lithuaniantinguslazy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “тѧжькъ”

  • тяжкий
  • тяжкий
  • цяжкі
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