Where does “равнотежа” come from?
равнотежа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian те́жак, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
равнотежа (Serbo-Croatian): balance, as in neutrality; equilibrium
Definitions
- balance, as in neutrality; equilibrium
Ancestry of “равнотежа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | те́жак | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tęžьkъ | heavy |
| 3 | Lithuanian | tingus | lazy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |