Where does “Taras” come from?

Taras (English) comes from Ukrainian Тара́с, from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος, from Ancient Greek ταράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

Ancestry of “Taras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianТара́с
2Ancient GreekΤαράσιος
3Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ταράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος