Where does “toʻngmoq” come from?

toʻngmoq (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai تونکماق, from Karakhanid تُنْكْماقْ, from Proto-Turkic *toŋ- — to freeze.

toʻngmoq (Uzbek): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “toʻngmoq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiتونکماقto freeze; to become solid
2Karakhanidتُنْكْماقْ—
3Proto-Turkic*toŋ-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Turkic *toŋ- →Every word from Karakhanid تُنْكْماقْ →Every word from Chagatai تونکماق →