Where does “tor” come from?

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

tor (Polish): track, course, path; rail track; lane

Definitions

  1. track, course, path; rail track; lane

Ancestry of “tor”, step by step

tor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic torъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Latin thorium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthoriumthorium
2UndeterminedThorr—

Words derived from “tor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →