Where does “تترس” come from?

تترس (Arabic) comes from Arabic تُرْس, from Ancient Greek θυρεός, from Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

تترس (Arabic): to shield oneself from

Definitions

  1. to shield oneself from

Ancestry of “تترس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرْسshield
2Ancient Greekθυρεόςa stone put against a door to keep it shut, a...
3Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱdoor, entrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek θυρεός →
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