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Where does “τυρίον” come from?

τυρίον (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.

Ancestry of “τυρίον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “τυρίον”

  • tiropita
  • τυρί
  • τυρόπιτα
  • ζαμπονοτυρόπιτα
  • τυροκόμος
  • τυροκομία
  • τυρίν
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