Where does “thirr” come from?
thirr (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian tsirwa, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
thirr (Albanian): soot; called; named
Ancestry of “thirr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | tsirwa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |