Where does “திரை” come from?

திரை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit तिरस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

திரை (Tamil): to become wrinkled, as skin by age; be wrinked, creased, as cloth

Definitions

  1. to become wrinkled, as skin by age; be wrinked, creased, as cloth

Ancestry of “திரை”, step by step

திரை traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तिरस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतिरस्through
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantr̥Hásthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂-ó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Proto-Dravidian *tiṯV-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*tiṯV-to open

via Sanskrit स्थिरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थिराthe earth

Words derived from “திரை”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tr̥Hás →