Where does “Tauri” come from?

Tauri (Estonian) comes from Latin taurinus, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Ancestry of “Tauri”, step by step

Tauri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin taurinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaurinusbulls, oxen; taurine
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Romanian tău

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantăuyour; yours
2Hungariantólake
3Proto-Uralictowelake, pond

via Arabic اَلثَّوْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلثَّوْر—

Words derived from “Tauri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →