Where does “таст” come from?

таст (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

таст (Serbo-Croatian): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “таст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьstьfather-in-law
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*tíśtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьstь →