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Where does “Ταυρική” come from?

Ταυρική (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Ancestry of “Ταυρική”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
2Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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