Where does “tarok” come from?
tarok (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian taurāka, from Proto-Albanian taura, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
tarok (Albanian): bullock
Ancestry of “tarok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | taurāka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | taura | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |