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

Definitions

  1. arrow

Ancestry of “tir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliতীরshore; arrow
2Persianتیرarrow; bullet; dart
3Old Englishtīrglory, honour, fame; fame, glory, honor
4Proto-Germanictīrazglory, honour
5Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīraz →Every word from Old English tīr →