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Where does “turrë” come from?

turrë (Albanian) comes from Latin turrem, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

turrë (Albanian): haystack, pile of logs, tower

Definitions

  1. haystack, pile of logs, tower

Ancestry of “turrë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturremaccusative singular of turris; tower
2Latinturristower; a rook
3Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
4Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
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