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Where does “tirar” come from?

tirar (Spanish) comes from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tirar (Spanish): to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to...

Definitions

  1. to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to...

Ancestry of “tirar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off ; tug
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tirar”

  • retirada
  • retirar
  • tiradero
  • tiro
  • estiramiento
  • estirar
  • tiragomas
  • tironear
  • tirón
  • tirapiedras
  • tirachinas
  • tirada
  • tiralíneas
  • tiracuello
  • tirita
  • tira
  • tiraflechas
  • tiracolo
  • इस्त्री
  • tiro
  • tirahi
  • tiraha
  • tira hago
  • tira
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