Where does “θor” come from?

θor (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic ثور, from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- — bull, ox.

θor (Cypriot Arabic): ox

Definitions

  1. ox

Ancestry of “θor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثورbull, steer, ox; Taurus; verbal noun of ثَارَ
2Proto-Semiticṯawr-bull, ox
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- →Every word from Arabic ثور →
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