Where does “βούτυρον” come from?

βούτυρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

βούτυρον (Ancient Greek): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “βούτυρον”, step by step

βούτυρον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τυρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
2Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Ancient Greek βοῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
2Proto-Hellenicgʷouscow, cattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “βούτυρον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →