Where does “torpédoborec” come from?

torpédoborec (Czech) comes from Czech borec, from Russian боре́ц, from Old East Slavic борьць, from Proto-Slavic *borьcь — fighter, wrestler.

torpédoborec (Czech): destroyer warship

Definitions

  1. destroyer warship

Ancestry of “torpédoborec”, step by step

torpédoborec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech borec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechborecsportsman, athlete; a man who successfully...
2Russianборе́цfighter
3Old East Slavicборьцьwrestler
4Proto-Slavic*borьcьfighter, wrestler

via Czech torpédo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtorpédotorpedo
Every word from Proto-Slavic *borьcь →Every word from Old East Slavic борьць →Every word from Russian боре́ц →