Where does “tiro” come from?

tiro (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Tiro, from Latin Tyrus, 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.

tiro (Cebuano): to shoot, to fire a weapon; to shoot a goal

Definitions

  1. to shoot, to fire a weapon; to shoot a goal

Ancestry of “tiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishTirothrow the act of throwing something
2LatinTyrusTyre
3Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
4Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →