Where does “ток” come from?
ток (Bulgarian) comes from French toque, from Italian tocca, from Italian toccare, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
ток (Bulgarian): current, flow
Definitions
- current, flow
Ancestry of “ток”, step by step
ток traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French toque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | toque | toque; a pillowbox hat; a type of round brimless... |
| 2 | Italian | tocca | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | toccare | to touch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 5 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |