Where does “tęžьkъ” come from?

tęžьkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tęžьkъ (Proto-Slavic): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “tęžьkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantinguslazy
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tęžьkъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →