Where does “туз” come from?

туз (Russian) comes from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

туз (Russian): ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy

Definitions

  1. ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy

Ancestry of “туз”, step by step

туз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
2Polishtuhere
3Polishbyćto be
4Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
5Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
6Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via English two

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;...
2Middle Englishtwotwo
3Old Englishtwātwo
4Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “туз”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →