Where does “те́сный” come from?

те́сный (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тѣснъ, from Proto-Slavic těsnъ, from Proto-Slavic -nъ.

те́сный (Russian): tight, close, narrow

Definitions

  1. tight, close, narrow

Ancestry of “те́сный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтѣснъ
2Proto-Slavictěsnъnarrow
3Proto-Slavic-nъ

Words derived from “те́сный

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nъEvery word from Proto-Slavic těsnъEvery word from Old East Slavic тѣснъ