Where does “Tisan” come from?

Tisan (Romanian) comes from Romanian tisă, from Old Church Slavonic тиса, from Proto-Slavic tisa — Alternative form of *tìsъ.

Ancestry of “Tisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantisăyew
2Old Church Slavonicтисаcedar tree
3Proto-SlavictisaAlternative form of *tìsъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic tisaEvery word from Old Church Slavonic тисаEvery word from Romanian tisă
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