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Where does “toRas” come from?

toRas (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Old Swedish þora, from Old Norse þora — to dare, have the courage to do a thing.

Ancestry of “toRas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþorato dare; may, can, to be possible
2Old Norseþorato dare, have the courage to do a thing

Words derived from “toRas”

  • koa
  • koa
  • toa
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