Where does “tozağacı” come from?
tozağacı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani toz, 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- — to press, push.
tozağacı (Azerbaijani): birch
Definitions
- birch
Ancestry of “tozağacı”, step by step
tozağacı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani toz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | toz | dust |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | tozsoran | vacuum cleaner |
| 3 | Russian | пылесос | vacuum cleaner |
| 4 | Russian | соса́ть | to suck |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | съсати | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | to suck |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |