Where does “tirë” come from?
tirë (Albanian) comes from Albanian tjerr, from Proto-Albanian terka, from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
tirë (Albanian): bundle, skein, hank
Ancestry of “tirë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | tjerr | worsted, flax yarn spun with a spindle; I spin |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | terka | to spin |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तर्क | conjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |