Where does “tauris” come from?

tauris (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

tauris (Old Prussian): bison

Definitions

  1. bison

Ancestry of “tauris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictaurásaurochs, wisent
2Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás →