Where does “ტანი” come from?
ტანი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ტანი, from Persian تن, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
ტანი (Georgian): body; trunk
Definitions
- body; trunk
Ancestry of “ტანი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | ტანი | — |
| 2 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 3 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |