Where does “tör” come from?

tör (Hungarian) comes from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.

tör (Hungarian): to break; to strive for something

Definitions

  1. to break; to strive for something

Ancestry of “tör”, step by step

tör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin thōrax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthōraxchest, thorax
2Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass

via Proto-Finno-Ugric terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricteräcutting edge, peak, tip

Words derived from “tör”

Every word from Ancient Greek θώραξ →Every word from Latin thōrax →