Where does “تۇخۇم” come from?

تۇخۇم (Uyghur) comes from Persian تخم, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

تۇخۇم (Uyghur): egg; spawn

Definitions

  1. egg; spawn

Ancestry of “تۇخۇم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتخمseed, grain; sperm, semen; ovum, egg
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewk- →Every word from Persian تخم →