Where does “טרוס” come from?

טרוס (Yiddish) comes from Russian трус, from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ — shaking.

טרוס (Yiddish): coward, poltroon

Definitions

  1. coward, poltroon

Ancestry of “טרוס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтрусcoward
2Proto-Slavic*trǫsъshaking
Every word from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ →Every word from Russian трус →