Where does “тис” come from?

тис (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-.

тис (Ukrainian): yew tree or shrub

Definitions

  1. yew tree or shrub

Ancestry of “тис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictisъyew
2Proto-Indo-Europeantaḱs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European taḱs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tisъ →