Where does “төйөн” come from?

төйөн (Bashkir) comes from Common Turkic *tügün, from Proto-Germanic tug-, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

төйөн (Bashkir): knot; node, nodus; knurl, gnarl; a knot in wood

Definitions

  1. knot; node, nodus; knurl, gnarl; a knot in wood

Ancestry of “төйөн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkic*tügün—
2Proto-Germanictug-—
3Frankish-wald—
4Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
5Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
6Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic tug- →
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