Where does “თუთუნი” come from?
თუთუნი (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish توتون, from Proto-Turkic tütün — smoke.
თუთუნი (Georgian): tobacco
Ancestry of “თუთუნი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | توتون | tobacco; smoke |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | tütün | smoke |