Where does “tysiąc” come from?

tysiąc (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tỳsǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tysiąc (Polish): thousand; tysiąc

Definitions

  1. thousand; tysiąc

Ancestry of “tysiąc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictỳsǫtithousand
2Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tysiąc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis