Where does “тон” come from?
тон (Bulgarian) comes from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc — to be able.
тон (Bulgarian): tone, pitch
Definitions
- tone, pitch
Ancestry of “тон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 2 | Old French | ton | your |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |