Where does “طور” come from?

طور (Urdu) comes from Arabic طُور, from Aramaic טוּרָא, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr- — barrow, crag.

طور (Urdu): hill, mount; manner, way; state, condition

Definitions

  1. hill, mount; manner, way; state, condition

Ancestry of “طور”, step by step

طور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic طُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطُورhill, mount
2Aramaicטוּרָא—
3Proto-Semitic*ṯ̣urr-barrow, crag

via Persian طَور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطَورmanner, style
2Arabicطَوْر—

Words derived from “طور”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr- →Every word from Aramaic טוּרָא →Every word from Arabic طُور →