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

Definitions

  1. bundle, skein, hank

Ancestry of “tirë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantjerrworsted, flax yarn spun with a spindle; I spin
2Proto-Albanianterkato spin
3Sanskritतर्कconjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit तर्क →Every word from Proto-Albanian terka →