Where does “tir” come from?
tir (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish tir, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tir (Cornish): land, earth
Ancestry of “tir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Cornish | tir | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tīros | dry land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |