Where does “тя́жкий” come from?

тя́жкий (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тѧжькъ, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

тя́жкий (Russian): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “тя́жкий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтѧжькъheavy
2Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
3Lithuaniantinguslazy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “тя́жкий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →