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Where does “tharm” come from?

tharm (Albanian) comes from Albanian thar, from Albanian ther, from Proto-Albanian tśōr-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃-(i-).

tharm (Albanian): yeast, sour dough, yoghurt ferment

Definitions

  1. yeast, sour dough, yoghurt ferment

Ancestry of “tharm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantharto add ferment
2AlbaniantherI cut, prick, pierce, slaughter
3Proto-Albaniantśōr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-(i-)—
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