Where does “tur” come from?
tur (Czech) comes from Old Czech tur, from Proto-Slavic tȗrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
tur (Czech): bovine
Ancestry of “tur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | tur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tȗrъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | taurás | aurochs, wisent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |