torin

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) grandchild
2. (feminine, masculine) nephew, son of one’s brother

Concepts

grandchild

granddaughter

Synonyms

nevî

Translations

kleinkind

Enkelkind

petit-enfant

torun

nipote

εγγόνι

neto

petit-fils

εγγονόσ

εγγονή

neta

avozinho

nieto

Enkel

petite-fille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toːˈɾɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit: तरुण

Cognate with Ossetic: тырын

Cognate with Classical Armenian: թոռն

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *tárunah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tárunas (“young, tender”). Compare Sanskrit तरुण (taruṇa, “young”), Ossetian тырын (tyryn, “baby, adolescent”), and Old Armenian թոռն (tʻoṙn, “grandson”).