Where does “屯” come from?

屯 (Japanese) comes from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.

屯 (Japanese): tonne, metric ton; ton, Imperial ton

Definitions

  1. tonne, metric ton; ton, Imperial ton

Ancestry of “屯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtonA unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000...
2FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
3Old Frenchtonyour
4Latintuusyour
5Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
6Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
7Polishtuhere
8Polishbyćto be
9Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
10Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
11Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →