Where does “tërmal” come from?

tërmal (Albanian) comes from Albanian ter, from Proto-Albanian taura, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

tërmal (Albanian): upwards

Definitions

  1. upwards

Ancestry of “tërmal”, step by step

tërmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianterbull; I dry, dry off
2Proto-Albaniantaurabull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Albanian mal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmalmount; mountain
2Proto-Albanian*mal̄—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Albanian taura →Every word from Albanian ter →