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
- to empty, to become empty
Ancestry of “tühjeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | tühj | empty; hollow; baseless, without substance |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tühjä | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |