Where does “tira” come from?

tira (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tirar, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tira (Chavacano): to shoot; to fire

Definitions

  1. to shoot; to fire

Ancestry of “tira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtirarto throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to...
2Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →Every word from Spanish tirar →