Where does “tars” come from?

tars (Maltese) comes from Arabic ترس, from Ancient Greek θυρεός, from Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

tars (Maltese): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “tars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicترسshield, scutum; turbot, Scophthalmus maximus; to...
2Ancient Greekθυρεόςa stone put against a door to keep it shut, a...
3Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱdoor, entrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek θυρεός →