Where does “tisoi” come from?

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

tisoi (Romanian): English yew (Taxus baccata)

Definitions

  1. English yew (Taxus baccata)

Ancestry of “tisoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantisăyew
2Old Church Slavonicтисаcedar tree
3Proto-SlavictisaAlternative form of *tìsъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic tisa