Where does “tüü” come from?
tüü (Võro) comes from Ottoman Turkish توك, from Proto-Turkic tǖk — hair; feather; fur.
tüü (Võro): work, labour
Ancestry of “tüü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | توك | a hair |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | tǖk | hair; feather; fur |