Where does “ليرة” come from?

ليرة (Arabic) comes from Italian lira, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ليرة (Arabic): pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria...

Definitions

  1. pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria...

Ancestry of “ليرة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliralira; lyre
2Latinlībra—
3Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
4Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →