Where does “τυρί” come from?

τυρί (Greek) comes 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.

τυρί (Greek): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “τυρί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekτυρίνcheese
2Ancient Greekτυρίον
3Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
4Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “τυρί

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós