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Where does “tuŝćyás” come from?

tuŝćyás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

Ancestry of “tuŝćyás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantus-sḱ-yósempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

Words derived from “tuŝćyás”

  • تهی
  • twhyg
  • tuŝyás
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →