Where does “tühjeta” come from?

tühjeta (Veps) comes from Veps tühj, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tühjeta (Veps): to empty, to become empty

Definitions

  1. to empty, to become empty

Ancestry of “tühjeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepstühjempty; hollow; baseless, without substance
2Proto-Finnictühjäempty
3Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →