Where does “tysiąclecie” come from?

tysiąclecie (Polish) comes from Polish tysiąc, 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.

tysiąclecie (Polish): millennium

Definitions

  1. millennium

Ancestry of “tysiąclecie”, step by step

tysiąclecie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tysiąc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtysiącthousand; tysiąc
2Proto-Slavictỳsǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Polish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlatosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →