Where does “тоос” come from?

тоос (Northern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic tōzan, from Proto-Turkic tōz — dust; powder.

тоос (Northern Altai): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “тоос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictōzandust
2Proto-Turkictōzdust; powder
Every word from Proto-Turkic tōz →Every word from Proto-Turkic tōzan →
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