Where does “teść” come from?

teść (Polish) comes from Old Polish cieść, from Proto-Slavic tьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

teść (Polish): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “teść”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishcieść—
2Proto-Slavictьstьfather-in-law
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*tíśtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “teść”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьstь →