Where does “tisíci” come from?
tisíci (Slovak) comes from Slovak tisíc, 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.
tisíci (Slovak): thousandth
Ancestry of “tisíci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovak | tisíc | thousand |
| 2 | Old Czech | tisíc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tỳsǫti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tūˀsantis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |