Where does “tisućnik” come from?

tisućnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tisuća, from Proto-Slavic tỳsǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tisućnik (Serbo-Croatian): centurion

Definitions

  1. centurion

Ancestry of “tisućnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantisućathousand
2Proto-Slavictỳsǫtithousand
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantisthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀsantis →