Where does “tõrv” come from?

tõrv (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic terva, from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

tõrv (Võro): tar

Definitions

  1. tar

Ancestry of “tõrv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictervatar
2Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m →