Where does “tos” come from?

tos (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tos, from Old Spanish tos, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tos (Chavacano): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “tos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtoscough
2Old Spanishtos—
3Latintussiscough
4Proto-Italictussis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s →