Where does “тузлук” come from?

тузлук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوزلق, from Ottoman Turkish طوز, from Common Turkic tōz — dust.

тузлук (Serbo-Croatian): salt cellar

Definitions

  1. salt cellar

Ancestry of “тузлук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوزلقsalt cellar or saltbox, a box for keeping salt in
2Ottoman Turkishطوزsalt, sodium chlorite; salt in the...
3Common Turkictōzdust
Every word from Common Turkic tōz →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوز →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوزلق →