Where does “тур” come from?

тур (Bulgarian) comes from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

тур (Bulgarian): auroch, wild bovine (nowadays extinct)

Definitions

  1. auroch, wild bovine (nowadays extinct)

Ancestry of “тур”, step by step

тур traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
2LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
3Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Old Church Slavonic тоуръ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтоуръbull
2Proto-Slavictȗrъaurochs
3Proto-Balto-Slavictaurásaurochs, wisent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →