Where does “торфяной” come from?

торфяной (Russian) comes from Russian торф, from German torf, from Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

торфяной (Russian): peat

Definitions

  1. peat

Ancestry of “торфяной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianторфpeat
2Germantorfpeat
3Middle Low Germantorfpeat, turf
4Old Saxonturf—
5Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
6Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Old Saxon turf →