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Where does “тир” come from?

тир (Russian) comes from French tir, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

тир (Russian): shooting range, shooting gallery, rifle range

Definitions

  1. shooting range, shooting gallery, rifle range

Ancestry of “тир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtirshot; shooting
2Frenchtirerto draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw , to...
3Middle Frenchtirerto pull
4Old Frenchtirerto pull
5Gothic𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽to tear away, remove
6Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off ; tug
7Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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