Where does “Tyre” come from?

Tyre derives from Ancient Greek Τύρος, borrowed from Phoenician 𐤑𐤅𐤓, the name of the ancient Levantine city.

Ancestry of “Tyre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	தயிர்	yogurt, curd, fermented milk, dahi
2	Prakrit	𑀤𑀳𑀺	—
3	Sanskrit	दधि	coagulated milk, thick and sour milk
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	dádʰHi	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	dʰádʰHi	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰédʰh₁i	milk
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

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