Where does “тяжба” come from?

тяжба (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian тягти́, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

тяжба (Ukrainian): suit, lawsuit

Definitions

  1. suit, lawsuit

Ancestry of “тяжба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтягти́to drag, to pull
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →