Where does “τυροκόμος” come from?

τυροκόμος (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.

τυροκόμος (Greek): cheesemaker

Definitions

  1. cheesemaker

Ancestry of “τυροκόμος”, step by step

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