Where does “تور” come from?
تور (Persian) comes from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
تور (Persian): a hatchet, axe, or mattock
Definitions
- a hatchet, axe, or mattock
Ancestry of “تور”, step by step
تور traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 2 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Persian یوز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | یوز | cheetah; dog which hunts by the scent |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ywc | cheetah |
via Common Turkic tor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Turkic | tor | — |