Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tuHsont-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Alternative reconstructions

• *tuh₂sont- (based on *tewh₂-)

Etymology

Possibly from *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Numeral

*tuHsont-

1. thousand

   Synonym: *ǵʰéslom

Descendants

• Balto-Slavic: *tūˀsantis (see there for further descendants)
• Germanic: *þūsundī (see there for further descendants)