Where does “موتر” come from?

موتر (Urdu) comes from English motor, from Middle English motour, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

موتر (Urdu): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “موتر”, step by step

موتر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotorA machine or device that converts other energy...
2Middle Englishmotour
3Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Sanskrit मूत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूत्रurine
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHtramexcrement, urine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin motor