Where does “тур” come from?
тур (Tuvan) comes from Russian тур, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
тур (Tuvan): One of the variants of the harmonic copula
Definitions
- One of the variants of the harmonic copula
Ancestry of “тур”, step by step
тур traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тур
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тур | round; tour; turn |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |