Where does “tašt” come from?

tašt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tašt (Serbo-Croatian): vain

Definitions

  1. vain

Ancestry of “tašt”, step by step

tašt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic tъščь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъščьhollow
2Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Proto-Slavic tьstь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьstьfather-in-law
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*tíśtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tašt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →