Where does “натще” come from?

натще (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

натще (Ukrainian): on an empty stomach

Definitions

  1. on an empty stomach

Ancestry of “натще”, step by step

натще traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic tъščь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъščьhollow
2Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Proto-Slavic sьrdьce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Ukrainian *na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian*na—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →