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
Ancestry of “ciężki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tęžьkъ | heavy |
| 2 | Lithuanian | tingus | lazy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “ciężki”