Where does “טאָרמאָז” come from?

טאָרמאָז (Yiddish) comes from Russian то́рмоз, from Ancient Greek τόρμος, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

טאָרמאָז (Yiddish): brake

Definitions

  1. brake

Ancestry of “טאָרמאָז”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́рмозbrake, brakes
2Ancient Greekτόρμοςa hole or socket in which a peg is stuck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρμος →