Where does “истӧг” come from?

истӧг (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Mongolian тэг, from Proto-Turkic tēk — odd, only, solitary.

истӧг (Komi-Zyrian): matches device to make fire

Definitions

  1. matches device to make fire

Ancestry of “истӧг”, step by step

истӧг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian тэг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianтэгzero
2Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary

via Komi-Zyrian из

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianизstone, rock
Every word from Proto-Turkic tēk →Every word from Mongolian тэг →