Where does “τυρόπιτα” come from?

τυρόπιτα (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.

τυρόπιτα (Greek): cheese pie

Definitions

cheese pie

Ancestry of “τυρόπιτα”, step by step

τυρόπιτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τυρί

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	τυρί	cheese
2	Byzantine Greek	τυρίν	cheese
3	Ancient Greek	τυρίον	—
4	Ancient Greek	τυρός	cheese
5	Proto-Hellenic	tūrós	cheese
6	Proto-Indo-European	tuh₂-ró-s	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	tewh₂-	to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Greek πίτα

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	πίτα	pita, pie; pie; very drunk, stoned
2	Byzantine Greek	πίτα	cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

Words derived from “τυρόπιτα”

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