Where does “لیره” come from?

لیره (Persian) comes from Arabic لِيرَة, from Italian lira, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

لیره (Persian): lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey;...

Definitions

  1. lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey;...

Ancestry of “لیره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِيرَة
2Italianliralira; lyre
3Latinlībra
4Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
5Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “لیره

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón
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