Where does “tuhat” come from?

tuhat (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tuhat (Proto-Finnic): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tuhat”, step by step

tuhat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Proto-Baltic tūˀsantis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltictūˀsantis—

Words derived from “tuhat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →