Where does “lir” come from?

lir (Indonesian) comes from Dutch lier, from Middle Dutch liere, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

lir (Indonesian): capstan

Definitions

  1. capstan

Ancestry of “lir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlierlyre; hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle; winch
2Middle Dutchliere—
3LatinLyralyre, lute
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
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