Where does “tuya” come from?
tuya (Spanish) comes from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc — to be able.
tuya (Spanish): feminine singular of tuyo; thuja; tuya
Definitions
- feminine singular of tuyo; thuja; tuya
Ancestry of “tuya”, step by step
tuya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 2 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 3 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 4 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 5 | Polish | tu | here |
| 6 | Polish | być | to be |
| 7 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 8 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |