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Where does “tütük” come from?

tütük (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tütü, from French tutu, from French cucu, from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos — to cover, bedeck; cover.

tütük (Hungarian): nominative plural of tütü

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tütü

Ancestry of “tütük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantütütutu; booze; drink, water
2Frenchtutututu
3Frenchcucubum, bottom, derriere; ridiculous, vacuous,...
4Frenchculbutt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;...
5Middle Frenchcularse; ass; anus
6Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
7Latincūlus—
8Proto-Celtickūlos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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