Where does “ты́сяча” come from?
ты́сяча (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тысяча, from Proto-Slavic tỳsęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tū́ˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
ты́сяча (Russian): thousand
Definitions
- thousand
Ancestry of “ты́сяча”, step by step
ты́сяча traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic тысяча
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тысяча | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tỳsęti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *tū́ˀsantis | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |