Where does “butir” come from?

butir (Maltese) comes from Sicilian butiru, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, 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.

butir (Maltese): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “butir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianbutiru—
2Latinbūtȳrumbutter
3Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
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-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →