Where does “tirai” come from?

tirai (Malay) comes from Tamil திரை, from Sanskrit तिरस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tirai (Malay): curtain, esp. of a screening or partitioning kind

Definitions

curtain, esp. of a screening or partitioning kind

Ancestry of “tirai”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	திரை	to become wrinkled, as skin by age; be wrinked, creased, as cloth
2	Sanskrit	तिरस्	through
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	tr̥Hás	through
4	Proto-Indo-European	tr̥h₂-ó-s	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	terh₂-	to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “tirai”

tirai

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás →