Where does “Tartu” come from?

Tartu (Estonian) comes from Estonian Tarbatu, from Estonian tarvas, from Proto-Finnic tarvas, from Proto-Finnic tawras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Ancestry of “Tartu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianTarbatu—
2Estoniantarvasaurochs; European bison, wisent
3Proto-Finnictarvas? aurochs
4Proto-Finnictawras—
5Proto-Balto-Slavictaurásaurochs, wisent
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “Tartu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás →Every word from Proto-Finnic tawras →