Where does “tysiōnc” come from?

tysiōnc (Silesian) comes from Polish tysiąc, 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.

tysiōnc (Silesian): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tysiōnc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtysiącthousand; tysiąc
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 →