Where does “ciynżki” come from?

ciynżki (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ciężki, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ciynżki (Silesian): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “ciynżki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishciężkiheavy
2Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
3Lithuaniantinguslazy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →