Where does “cieść” come from?
cieść (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “cieść”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tьstь | father-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *tíśtis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |