Where does “Tyre” come from?

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

Tyre (English): that was in antiquity and during the Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. that was in antiquity and during the Middle Ages

Ancestry of “Tyre”, step by step

Tyre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தயிர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதயிர்yogurt, curd, fermented milk, dahi
2Prakrit𑀤𑀳𑀺curd, dahi
3Sanskritदधिcoagulated milk, thick and sour milk
4Proto-Indo-AryandádʰHi—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰádʰHi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰédʰh₁imilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Latin Tyrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTyrusTyre
2Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
3Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Middle English tir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtir—

Words derived from “Tyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →