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Where does “tisíc” come from?

tisíc (Slovak) comes from Old Czech tisíc, 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.

tisíc (Slovak): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tisíc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtisíc—
2Proto-Slavictỳsǫti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀsantis—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tisíc”

  • tisíci
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →