Where does “տորֆ” come from?
տորֆ (Armenian) comes from Russian торф, from German torf, from Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.
տորֆ (Armenian): peat
Ancestry of “տորֆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | торф | peat |
| 2 | German | torf | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | torf | peat, turf |
| 4 | Old Saxon | turf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |