Where does “тесный” come from?
тесный (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тѣснъ, from Proto-Slavic těsnъ, from Proto-Slavic -nъ.
Ancestry of “тесный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тѣснъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | těsnъ | narrow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -nъ | — |
Words derived from “тесный”