Where does “տորմուզ” come from?
տորմուզ (Armenian) comes from Russian то́рмоз, from Ancient Greek τόρμος, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
տորմուզ (Armenian): brake
Ancestry of “տորմուզ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | то́рмоз | brake, brakes |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τόρμος | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |