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

toz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani tozsoran

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

via Ottoman Turkish طوز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوزsalt, sodium chlorite; salt in the...
2Common Turkictōzdust

Words derived from “toz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →