Where does “podtorze” come from?

podtorze (Polish) comes from Polish tor, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

podtorze (Polish): trackbed

Definitions

  1. trackbed

Ancestry of “podtorze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtortrack, course, path; rail track; lane
2Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
3Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →