Where does “töri” come from?
töri (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tör, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.
töri (Hungarian): history; third-person singular indicative present...
Definitions
- history; third-person singular indicative present...
Ancestry of “töri”, step by step
töri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tör | to break; to strive for something |
| 2 | Latin | thōrax | chest, thorax |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θώραξ | corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass |
via Hungarian történelem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | történelem | history; writing of history, historiography;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | történik | to happen |