Where does “тень” come from?

тень (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тѣнь, from Proto-Slavic těnь — shade, shadow.

тень (Russian): shade; shadow; vestige, particle, atom, hint

Definitions

  1. shade; shadow; vestige, particle, atom, hint

Ancestry of “тень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтѣнь—
2Proto-Slavictěnьshade, shadow

Words derived from “тень”

Every word from Proto-Slavic těnь →Every word from Old East Slavic тѣнь →