Where does “τυροκομεῖον” come from?

τυροκομεῖον (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.

τυροκομεῖον (Ancient Greek): cheese-crate, cheese-rack

Definitions

  1. cheese-crate, cheese-rack

Ancestry of “τυροκομεῖον”, step by step

τυροκομεῖον 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 κομέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκομέωto take care of, tend, look after
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →