Where does “tъščь” come from?

tъščь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tъščь (Proto-Slavic): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “tъščь”, step by step

tъščь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas

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

via Proto-Indo-European tweskʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantweskʷ-desert, barren

Words derived from “tъščь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →