Where does “туус” come from?

туус (Southern Altai) comes from Old Norse tigir, from Proto-Turkic *teker, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

туус (Southern Altai): dense, thick

Definitions

  1. dense, thick

Ancestry of “туус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetigirindefinite nominative plural of tigr
2Proto-Turkic*tekerhoop, circle
3Proto-Turkicteg-to reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *teker →Every word from Old Norse tigir →