Where does “wycieńczenie” come from?

wycieńczenie (Polish) comes from Polish wycieńczyć, from Polish cienki, from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

wycieńczenie (Polish): burnout, emaciation, exhaustion

Definitions

  1. burnout, emaciation, exhaustion

Ancestry of “wycieńczenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwycieńczyćto enfeeble, to exhaust, to tire out
2Polishcienkithin; inept; mediocre; weak; lame
3Proto-Slavictьnъkъthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →