Where does “туз” come from?

туз (Ukrainian) comes from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

туз (Ukrainian): ace (card with a single spot)

Definitions

  1. ace (card with a single spot)

Ancestry of “туз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
2Polishtuhere
3Polishbyćto be
4Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
5Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
6Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →