Where does “Totea” come from?
Totea (Romanian) comes from Romanian tot, from Hungarian Tóth, from Hungarian tót, from Proto-Slavic tjudjь, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “Totea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tot | all, whole; all, every; everything |
| 2 | Hungarian | Tóth | Slav |
| 3 | Hungarian | tót | A Slovak or Slovene person, or a person of such... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tjudjь | foreign, strange |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |