Where does “Tori” come from?
Tori (English) comes from Japanese 取り, from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.
Tori (English): in the central part of the country, bordered by Imereti and Kartli in the north and Meskheti and Trialeti in the south
Definitions
- in the central part of the country, bordered by Imereti and Kartli in the north and Meskheti and Trialeti in the south
Ancestry of “Tori”, step by step
Tori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 取り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 取り | remover; taking, capturing; take |
| 2 | Japanese | 取る | to steal; take, pick up; to take |
via Latin tori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tori | inflection of torus: ## nominative/vocative... |