Where does “тормозной” come from?

тормозной (Russian) comes from Russian то́рмоз, from Ancient Greek τόρμος, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

тормозной (Russian): brake, braking

Definitions

  1. brake, braking

Ancestry of “тормозной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́рмозbrake, brakes
2Ancient Greekτόρμοςa hole or socket in which a peg is stuck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρμος →