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Where does “torz” come from?

torz (Hungarian) comes from Polish tchórz, from Proto-Slavic dъxorь — polecat.

torz (Hungarian): deformed, misshapen, distorted, malformed,...

Definitions

  1. deformed, misshapen, distorted, malformed,...

Ancestry of “torz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtchórzcoward; European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
2Proto-Slavicdъxorьpolecat

Words derived from “torz”

  • torzít
  • torzul
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