Where does “süs” come from?

süs (Turkish) comes from French souche, from Middle French souche, from Old French çoche, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca, from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

süs (Turkish): frippery, garnish; ornament

Definitions

  1. frippery, garnish; ornament

Ancestry of “süs”, step by step

süs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French souche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsouchestump; strain; root
2Middle Frenchsouche—
3Old Frenchçoche—
4Vulgar Latin*tsucca—
5Gaulishtsukka—
6Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ottoman Turkish سوس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسوسornament, decoration, embellishment, garnish
2Arabicسُوس—
3Proto-Semiticsūs-moth; insect especially one that bites or chews...
4Proto-Afroasiaticsuʔw-a kind of insect

Words derived from “süs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →