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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *dhwor- (/*dwor-)
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: door, gate, court
Hittite: ? an-dur-za (adv.) 'darin' < *'indoors' (Tischler 37-38)
Tokharian: B twere 'door' (Adams 323)
Old Indian: dvār f., acc. duráḥ, dúraḥ, du. dvārā(u); dvā́ra- n. `door'
Avestan: acc. dvarǝm, loc. dvarǝ 'Tor; Hof'
Other Iranian: OPers duvarayā 'am Hofe ? am Tore ?'
Armenian: pl. durkh, acc. a-durs `Tür', i durs `hinaus, draussen'; durrn, gen. dran `Tür, Tor, Hof; drand `Türpfosten, Türschwelle'
Old Greek: thǘrǟ f. `Tür, Torflügel', pl. `Tür(e), Tor', thǘretron Türchen, pl. thǘretra `Türfutter, Tür', thürṓn, -ō̂nos m. `Vorhalle, Vorraum'
Slavic: *dvьrь, pl. *dvьrī
Baltic: *dwar-[a-]s m., *dur-i-s f., *dur̃-w-i- c.
Germanic: *dur-i- f., *dur-u- c., *dur-a- n.
Latin: foris, -is f., pl. forēs, -ium f. `Tür'; forās `hinaus', forīs `draussen, ausserhalb', forum, -ī n. `Vorhof des Grabes (umzäunter Grabbezirk); Marktplatz, Marktflecken, Gerichtstag'
Other Italic: Umbr. furo, furu `forum'
Celtic: Gaul doro `ostium', duros, duron m., n. `ostium'; OIr dorus n., in-dorus `vor Tür', dor m. `ostium'; Cymr dor f. `Tür', drws `Tür'
Albanian: derε f. Tür
Russ. meaning: дверь, ворота; двор
References: WP I 870 f, II 160
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: дверь
Near etymology: ж., две́ри мн., укр. две́рi мн., ст.-слав. двьри мн., двьрь (Мейе, Et. 207, 261), словен. dúri мн., ж., стар. davri, чеш. dveři, dveře, польск. drzwi, в.-луж. durje мн., н.-луж. źurja. Другая ступень чередования: двор.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. dùrys, род. п. dùru, dùrių, вост.-лит. dùres, лтш. duris, гот. daúr "ворота", д.-в.-н. turi "двери", др.-исл. dyrr, греч. θύρᾱ " дверь", θαιρός (из *dhveri̯os) "дверная петля", лат. forēs "двустворчатая дверь", foris ж. "дверь", др.-инд. dvā́ras "двери" ж., мн. (вин. durás), кимр. dor, алб. derë "дверь"; первонач. основа на согласный (Бернекер 1, 241 и сл.; Траутман, BSW 63; М. -- Э. 1, 520 и сл.; Мейе, Et. 176, 261; Брандт, РФВ 22, 113). Об исходном корне-основе см. Бругман, Grdr. 2, 1, 132 и сл.
Pages: 1,487
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *duri-z, *duru-z, *dura-n
Meaning: door, gate
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: dɔr n. (a) `door (with single wing)'
Old Norse: pl. dürr f. `Tür'
Norwegian: dür
Swedish: dörr
Danish: dör
Old English: duru, -e, pl. -a f. `opening, door, door of a house', dor, -es n. `large door'
English: door
Old Frisian: dure, dore `Tür', dor `Tor'
Old Saxon: duru, dora `Tür'; dor `Tor'
Middle Dutch: dore, dure, doere
Dutch: deur f.
Old Franconian: duri
Middle Low German: dōr; dȫre
Old High German: tor `Tor' (um 800), turi `Tür' (8.Jh.), tura (später) `id.'
Middle High German: tür(e) st. f. 'tür; öffnung, eingang'; tor st. n. 'tor, tür'
German: Tor n.; Tür f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 435
Root: dhu̯ē̆r-, dhu̯ō̆r-, dhur-, dhu̯r̥-
English meaning: door
German meaning: `Tür'
General comments: neben diesem kons. St., der ursprüngl. ein Plurale und Duale tantum war (s. u.), stehen zum Teil wohl schon ursprachliche -o- und -ā-Erweiterungen teils mit zu vermutender kollektiver Bed., teils (als Neutrum) in der Stellung als 2. Kompositionsglieder.
Material: Ai. Nom. Pl. dvā́raḥ, Akk. Pl. duráḥ, dúraḥ, Nom. Du. dvā́rā(u) `Tür' (Verlust der Aspiration ursprüngl. in den bh-Kasus durch Einfluß von dvāu `zwei'), durōṇá- n. `Wohnung, Heimat'(-no-Ableitung vom Lok. Du. ar. *dhurău); o -St. dvāram n. (jung) `Tür' in Kompositis śatádura- n. `mit 100 Türen verschlossener Ort'; av. Akk. Sg. dvarǝm, Lok. dvarǝ `Tor, Hof', apers. duvarayā `am Tore';

    arm. Pl. dur-k`, Akk. z-durs (*-n̥s) `Tür', i durs `hinaus, draußen', Sg. duṙn, Gen. dran `Tür, Tor, Hof' (die n-Dekl. vom Akk. Sg. auf -m ausgegangen), dr-and `Türpfosten, Türschwelle' (*dhur + *anǝtā, s. dort);

    gr. vermutlich vom kons. St. noch θύρδα ἔξω ᾽Αρκάδες Hes.; θύραζε `hinaus' (d. i. θύρασ-δε, entweder ai. duraḥ, arm. durs oder vom ā-St. θύρᾱ, so daß aus -ᾱνς über -ᾰνς), als 1. Kompositionsglied vielleicht θυραυλέω `habe meinen Aufenthalt an (vor) der Türe, lagere im Freien' von θύρ-αυλος (kann aber auch von θύρα ausgegangen sein), sehr altertümlich θαιρός `der drehbare Türpfosten' (auch `Wagenachse, Eckpfosten des Wagenkastens' aus *dhu̯r̥-i̯o-);

    o-St. in πρόθυρον `Raum vor der Tür, Vorraum des Hauses' (: ai. śatá-dura- n.);

    ā-St. θύρᾱ `Tür' (hom. meist Pl.), att. θύρᾱσι `draußen', hom. θύρη-θι, -φι; vgl. noch θύριον `Türchen' (: ai. dúr(i)ya- `zur Tür oder zum Haus gehörig'), θυρίς, -ίδος `Fenster' (eig. `Türchen') θύρετρον `Tür', θυρεός `Türstein; großer langer Schild', θυρών `Vorhalle, Vorraum im Haus' (: got. daúrōns f. Pl. `zweiflügliges Tor', doch kaum in geschichtlichem Zusammenhang damit);

    alb. derë f. `Tür', Pl. düer (kons. St. *dhu̯ōr-);

    lat. Plur. forēs f. `zweiflüglige Tür' (alter kons. St. *dhu̯or- zum i-St. umgebildet); der Sg. foris, -is ist sekundär; ā-St. in forās `hinaus', forīs `draußen, außerhalb' (der Vokal nach forēs); dazu forum n. `Vorhof des Grabes, Marktplatz, Bretterkasten für die Trauben'; umbr. furo, furu, `forum'; über lat. forus s. oben S. 134;

    cymr. abret. corn. dor f. `Tür' (*dhurā oder *dhu̯orā; letztere Vokalstufe sicher in air. dorus n. `Tür', in-dorus `vor' aus kelt. *du̯orestu-; damit lautlich nicht vereinbar cymr. drws `Tür', von Thurneysen IA. 33, 25 zu mir. drut, druit `schließen', nir. druidim `ich schließe' aus *druzd- gestellt); o-St. gall. doro `ostium', Duro-, -durum in ON, air. dor m. ds.; acorn. darat, mcorn. daras `Tür', bret. Pl. dorojou, dial. doredou (Loth RC 20, 355) aus *dhu̯orato-; vgl. gall. *doraton `Gittertür' in gallorom. *doratia (oder *duratia?), Kleinhans bei Wartburg III 139; unklar ist gall. dvorico (Holder I 1390), GN?;

    ahd. turi, anfränk. duri `Tür', anord. dyrr `Türöffnung', fem. Pl. (Nom. Pl. *dhur-es); ags. duru ds. (Akk. Pl. *dhur-n̥s, germ. *durunz, der auch ahd. Dat. Pl. tur-un, -on nach sich zog); o-St. got. daúr n., ahd. tor, as. dor, dur, ags. dor n. `Tor' (*dhurom); got. daurōns s. oben (: θυρών); aisl. for-dyri n. `Vorraum';

    lit. durìs Akk. Pl. dùrų Gen. Pl., dial. und alt dùres Nom. Pl. (dann i-Flexion: Nom. Pl.dùrys), lett. duris, dùrvis, apr. dauris f. Pl. `Tür' (au Fehler); hingegen braucht lit. dvãras `Gutshof' wegen dvérti `sich öffnen' (also dùrys `Tür' aus `*Öffnung'?) nicht unbedingt poln. Lw. zu sein;

    aksl. dvьri `Tür' (*Akk. Pl. auf -n̥s; Wurzelst. dhu̯r̥- aus den schwachen Kasus mit Kons.-Endung z. B. Lok. *dvьrchъ); o-St. aksl. dvorъ `Hof';

    toch. В twere `Türe'.

References: WP. I 870 f., WH. I 529 f., Trautmann 63, EM 377 f., Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 6251.
Pages: 278-279
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *durV
Meaning: hole
Indo-European: *dhwer-
Kartvelian: *dur-
Dravidian: *tūr_- (*tor_- 'hole' - Bomhard 1996, 214)
References: ND 556 *durV 'hole, hollow'.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *dur-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: дыра, отверстие
English meaning: hole
Georgian: duro
Georgian meaning (Rus.): loop-hole
Georgian meaning (Engl.): loop-hole
Megrel: duru
Megrel meaning (Rus.): яма, дыра
Megrel meaning (Eng.): hole, pit
Notes and references: Ср. ПИЕ *dhwer- 'дыра, отверстие'. См. Blažek 1992, Бомхард 1996, 214 (с добавлением драв. *tor_- 'дыра, дупло').
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tūr_-
Meaning : to pierce; to dig out
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *tur-
Proto-Telugu : *tur_-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tur- (*-r_-)
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tur_u-
Proto-North Dravidian : *tūr-
Notes : Lack of alv. articulation in SDR again.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tur-
Meaning : to hollow, bore
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tura (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to tunnel, bore
Tamil derivates : turappu tunnel; turappaṇam auger, drill, tool for boring holes; turuvu (turuvi-) to bore, drill, perforate, scrape out as the pulp of a coconut; n. hole, scraping, scooping; turuval scrapings as of coconut pulp, boring, drilling
Malayalam : turakka
Malayalam meaning : to bury, undermine
Malayalam derivates : turappaṇam carpenter's drill, gimlet; turappan a bandicoot rat; turavu burrowing, mine, hole; tura hole, burrow
Kannada : turi, turuvu
Kannada meaning : to hollow, bore, drill, make a hole, grate, scrape as fruits, scrape out as a kernel out of its shell; n. grating, scraping out, etc.
Tulu : turipini, turipuni, turupuni
Tulu meaning : to bore, perforate, string as beads
Tulu derivates : turiyuni, turuvuni to be bored, perforated, be strung
Number in DED : 3339
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tur_-
Meaning : to scrape with a toothed instrument as the kernel of a coconut
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tur_umu
Additional forms : Also ? truŋgu to break, fall in pieces, perish, die; ? [1] tuncu, [2] truncu to cut to pieces, tear, break, kill (or with 3305)
Number in DED : 3339
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tur- (*-r_-)
Meaning : dug out soil
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : turu "soil dug out in a heap by rats"
Number in DED : 3339
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tur_u-
Meaning : to bore, pierce
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : tr_uk- (-t-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *tru-k-
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : tr_uk- (-t-)
Meaning: (pig) to root up earth with snout (BB)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 3339
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *tru-k-
Meaning : to bore, pierce
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : trupka (< truk-p-; trukt-)
Additional forms : Also Kui truspa (trust-), tuspa (tust-) to pierce a hole, breach; trūva (trūt-) to be pierced, holed; trunga (trungi-) to become a hole, be pierced
Notes : The root is formerly bisyllabic (*trūva < *turu-a).
Number in DED : 3339
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *tūr-
Meaning : to pierce
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : tūrnā "to pierce through, perforate"
Malto : tūre "to scratch out"
Additional forms : Also MLT turge to bury the ashes of the dead. Cf. also MLT tun_ga, tun_gṛa hollow of a bamboo or bridge, tube, tunnel.
Number in DED : 3339
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