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