Where does “cios” come from?

cios (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tesъ, from Proto-Slavic tesati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

cios (Polish): hit, blow; tusk; genitive plural of ciosa

Definitions

  1. hit, blow; tusk; genitive plural of ciosa

Ancestry of “cios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictesъtimber
2Proto-Slavictesatito hew
3Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →