Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tьšča

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Slavic

Etymology

Derived from *tьstь (“father-in-law”).

Noun

*tьšča f

mother-in-law

Declension

Declension of *tьšča (soft a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tьšča	*tьšči	*tьščę̇
genitive	*tьščę̇	*tьšču	*tьščь
dative	*tьšči	*tьščama	*tьščamъ
accusative	*tьščǫ	*tьšči	*tьščę̇
instrumental	tьščejǫ, tьščǫ^**	*tьščama	*tьščami
locative	*tьšči	*tьšču	tьščasъ, tьščaxъ^*
vocative	*tьšče	*tьšči	*tьščę̇

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: тьща (tĭšča)
  - Old Ruthenian: те́ща (téšča), те́сча (tésča), це́ща (céšča)
    - Belarusian: це́шча (cjéšča)
    - Ukrainian: те́ща (téšča)
  - Russian: тёща (tjóšča)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: тьща (tĭšta)
  
  Glagolitic script:
  - Bulgarian: тъ́ща (tǎ́šta)
- Macedonian: тешта (tešta)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: та̏шта
  
  Latin script: tȁšta
- Slovene: tášča (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Polish: cieścia, ćcia, tcia, teścia, tścia

sěmьja, rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	otъ, otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	mati (“mother”) nursery:* *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: dědъ; nana	ova (“grandmother”) nursery:* baba; nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery:* dada; lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: teta; lelja
mother's sibling	ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery:* dada; lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: teta; lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's mother)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	svěstь, svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)