Where does “tłum” come from?

tłum (Polish) comes from Polish tłumić, from Proto-Slavic tъlmiti.

tłum (Polish): crowd

Definitions

  1. crowd

Ancestry of “tłum”, step by step

tłum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tłumić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtłumićto suppress, to stifle, to smother; to damp
2Proto-Slavictъlmiti—

via Proto-Slavic tъlpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъlpacrowd

Words derived from “tłum”

Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlmiti →Every word from Polish tłumić →