Where does “tawr” come from?

tawr (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثور, from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- — bull, ox.

tawr (Maltese): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “tawr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثورbull, steer, ox; Taurus; verbal noun of ثَارَ
2Proto-Semiticṯawr-bull, ox
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- →Every word from Arabic ثور →
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