Where does “تور” come from?

تور (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ثور, from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- — bull, ox.

تور (South Levantine Arabic): bull, ox, steer

Definitions

  1. bull, ox, steer

Ancestry of “تور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثورbull, steer, ox; Taurus; verbal noun of ثَارَ
2Proto-Semiticṯawr-bull, ox
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯawr- →Every word from Arabic ثور →