Where does “tesť” come from?

tesť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic tьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtis, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tesť (Slovak): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “tesť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьstьfather-in-law
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*tíśtis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tíśtisEvery word from Proto-Slavic tьstь
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