Where does “tühj” come from?
tühj (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
tühj (Veps): empty; hollow; baseless, without substance
Definitions
- empty; hollow; baseless, without substance
Ancestry of “tühj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | tühjä | empty |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
Words derived from “tühj”