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Where does “težak” come from?

težak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

težak (Serbo-Croatian): heavy, weighty; difficult; unpleasant

Definitions

  1. heavy, weighty; difficult; unpleasant

Ancestry of “težak”, step by step

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