Where does “tõurõz” come from?

tõurõz (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic tiüris, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

tõurõz (Livonian): dear, precious

Definitions

  1. dear, precious

Ancestry of “tõurõz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictiürisexpensive
2Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic diurijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tiüris →