Where does “τυροκαυτερή” come from?

τυροκαυτερή (Greek) comes 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.

τυροκαυτερή (Greek): tirokafteri spicy appetizer, consisting of cheese, olive oil, hot peppers, and various other ingredients

Definitions

  1. tirokafteri spicy appetizer, consisting of cheese, olive oil, hot peppers, and various other ingredients

Ancestry of “τυροκαυτερή”, step by step

τυροκαυτερή traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τυρί

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

via Greek [[καυτερός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek[[καυτερός

via Greek καυτερή]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαυτερή]]

Words derived from “τυροκαυτερή

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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