Where does “тесно” come from?

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

тесно (Russian): narrowly, tightly, closely

Definitions

  1. narrowly, tightly, closely

Ancestry of “тесно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianте́сныйtight, close, narrow
2Old East Slavicтѣснъ—
3Proto-Slavictěsnъnarrow
4Proto-Slavic-nъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic těsnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тѣснъ →