Where does “τσίρλα” come from?
τσίρλα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τσιρλώ, from Ancient Greek τῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.
τσίρλα (Greek): diarrhea
Ancestry of “τσίρλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τσιρλώ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τῖλος | thin stool, as in diarrhea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂w- | to melt |