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Where does “kefalotyri” come from?

kefalotyri (English) comes from Greek κεφαλοτύρι, from Greek τυρί, from Byzantine Greek τυρίν, from Ancient Greek τυρίον, 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.

kefalotyri (English): A Greek cheese similar to parmesan

Definitions

  1. A Greek cheese similar to parmesan

Ancestry of “kefalotyri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκεφαλοτύρι—
2Greekτυρίcheese
3Byzantine Greekτυρίνcheese
4Ancient Greekτυρίον—
5Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
6Proto-Hellenictūrós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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