топоръ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *toporъ (“combat tool”).

Noun

топоръ (toporŭ) m

  1. poleaxe
  2. a tool for cutting/felling/chopping and adzing

Descendants

  • → Finnish: tappara (“axe”)
  • → Old Norse: tapar-øx (“battle-ax”)
    • → Old English: tæpperæx (“hatchet”)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “топор”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “топор”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 250
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