Where does “ciężki” come from?

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

ciężki (Polish): heavy; difficult

Definitions

  1. heavy; difficult

Ancestry of “ciężki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
2Lithuaniantinguslazy
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 Lithuanian tingus →