Where does “тумон” come from?

тумон (Tajik) comes from Uzbek tuman, from Proto-Turkic tuman — mist, fog.

тумон (Tajik): district

Definitions

  1. district

Ancestry of “тумон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbektumanfog
2Proto-Turkictumanmist, fog
Every word from Proto-Turkic tumanEvery word from Uzbek tuman