Where does “Turok” come from?

Turok (Polish) comes from Polish tur, from Proto-Slavic tȗrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Ancestry of “Turok”, step by step

Turok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishturaurochs, urus; genitive plural of tura
2Proto-Slavictȗrъaurochs
3Proto-Balto-Slavictaurásaurochs, wisent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Polish turać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishturać—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás →Every word from Proto-Slavic tȗrъ →
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