Where does “tor” come from?

tor (Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic töŕ — foundation, root; origin, ancestors.

tor (Turkish): young; novice; whelp

Definitions

  1. young; novice; whelp

Ancestry of “tor”, step by step

tor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic töŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictöŕfoundation, root; origin, ancestors

via Common Turkic tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Turkictor
Every word from Proto-Turkic töŕ