Where does “туля” come from?

туля (Mansi) comes from Proto-Slavic *tuliti, from Proto-Slavic *tulъ — quiver.

туля (Mansi): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “туля”, step by step

туля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic *tuliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tulitito constrict, to cram, to congregate
2Proto-Slavic*tulъquiver

via Proto-Uralic suwďa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicsuwďafinger
Every word from Proto-Slavic *tulъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tuliti →