Where does “turba” come from?
turba (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic turba-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥bʰos, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.
Ancestry of “turba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | turba- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥bʰos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | derbʰ- | to spin, to twist |
Words derived from “turba”