Where does “турнир” come from?
турнир (Kazakh) comes from Russian турни́р, from German Turnier, from Old French tornoi, from Old French tornoiier, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
турнир (Kazakh): tournament, tourney (series of games)
Definitions
- tournament, tourney (series of games)
Ancestry of “турнир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | турни́р | tournament, tourney (series of games) |
| 2 | German | Turnier | tournament |
| 3 | Old French | tornoi | tournament |
| 4 | Old French | tornoiier | to turn; to participate in a tournament |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |