Where does “tossir” come from?
tossir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tossir, from Latin tussio, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
tossir (Portuguese): to cough
Ancestry of “tossir”, step by step