Where does “taština” come from?

taština (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.

taština (Serbo-Croatian): vanity

Definitions

  1. vanity

Ancestry of “taština”, step by step

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