Where does “Tóra” come from?

Tóra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tó, from Proto-Uralic towe — lake, pond.

Tóra (Hungarian): Torah

Definitions

  1. Torah

Ancestry of “Tóra”, step by step

Tóra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantólake
2Proto-Uralictowelake, pond

via Hebrew תּוֹרָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתּוֹרָהinstruction, law, teaching; Torah; instruction,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic towe →Every word from Hungarian tó →