Where does “tira” come from?

tira (Galician) comes from Old French tire, from Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus, 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.

tira (Galician): strip; ribbon; shred; figwort

Definitions

  1. strip; ribbon; shred; figwort

Ancestry of “tira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtirerank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth...
2LatintyriusTyrian, of Tyre
3LatinTyrusTyre
4Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
5Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós
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