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

Definitions

  1. brake, brakes

Ancestry of “то́рмоз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόρμοςa hole or socket in which a peg is stuck
2Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “то́рмоз”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρμος →