Where does “سو” come from?

سو (Chagatai) comes from Karakhanid سُو, from Proto-Turkic *sǖ — army.

سو (Chagatai): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “سو”, step by step

سو traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Karakhanid سُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karakhanidسُو—
2Proto-Turkic*sǖarmy

via Proto-Turkic sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsubwater

via Classical Persian سو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسو—

Words derived from “سو”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sǖ →Every word from Karakhanid سُو →
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