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Where does “тис” come from?
тис (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-.
тис
(Russian): yew
Definitions
yew
Ancestry of “тис”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
tisъ
yew
2
Proto-Indo-European
taḱs-
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Words derived from “тис”
тисовый
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