English
Toe
Toe comes from Burmese တို ‘short’, and goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw.
- Proto-Sino-Tibetanprehistoric (reconstructed)*dəw‘short’reconstructed
- tbq-lob-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*dəw¹‘short’reconstructed
- Burmesemodernတိုtui‘short’
- EnglishtodayToe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Sino-Tibetanprehistoric (reconstructed)*dəw‘short’reconstructed
- tbq-lob-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*dəw¹‘short’reconstructed
- Burmesemodernတိုtui‘short’
- EnglishtodayToe
The story
This surname is mostly found in Myanmar, followed by Liberia and Burkina Faso.
Every English word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw / Toe