Where does “tir” come from?
tir (Rohingya) comes from Bengali তীর, from Persian تیر, from Old English tīr, from Proto-Germanic tīraz, from Proto-Indo-European dey- — to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
tir (Rohingya): arrow
Ancestry of “tir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | তীর | shore; arrow |
| 2 | Persian | تیر | arrow; bullet; dart |
| 3 | Old English | tīr | glory, honour, fame; fame, glory, honor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīraz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dey- | to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to... |