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Where does “toz” come from?

toz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani tozsoran, from Russian пылесос, from Russian соса́ть, from Old East Slavic съсати, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

toz (Azerbaijani): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “toz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitozsoran—
2Russianпылесосvacuum cleaner
3Russianсоса́тьto suck
4Old East Slavicсъсати—
5Proto-Slavicsъsàti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
8Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
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