Where does “طور” come from?

طور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic töŕ — foundation, root; origin, ancestors.

طور (Ottoman Turkish): net, a device made from a mesh of string, cord, or rope, used for catching fish or birds

Definitions

  1. net, a device made from a mesh of string, cord, or rope, used for catching fish or birds

Ancestry of “طور”, step by step

طور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic töŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictöŕfoundation, root; origin, ancestors

via Arabic طَوْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَوْر—

Words derived from “طور”

Every word from Proto-Turkic töŕ →