Etymology

Tokar

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Belarusian токар ← Ukrainian токар ← Russian токарь
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  1. Slovak · derived fromtokár“turner”
  2. Russian · derived fromтокарь“turner”
  3. Ukrainian · derived fromтокар“turner”
  4. Belarusian · derived fromтокар“turner”
  5. English todayTokar

From Belarusian токар (tókar, “turner”), Ukrainian токар (tokar, “turner”), Russian токарь (tokarʹ, “turner”), and Slovak tokár (“turner”). Cognate of Polish Tokarz.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.