Where does “tühjä” come from?
tühjä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
tühjä (Proto-Finnic): empty
Definitions
- empty
Ancestry of “tühjä”, step by step
tühjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
via Proto-Finnic tüšjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | tüšjä | — |