Where does “то́рмоз” come from?
то́рмоз (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek τόρμος, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
то́рмоз (Russian): brake, brakes
Ancestry of “то́рмоз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τόρμος | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “то́рмоз”