Where does “ཏར” come from?

ཏར (Tibetan) comes from Hindi तार, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.

ཏར (Tibetan): cable

Definitions

cable

Ancestry of “ཏར”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	तार	wire, cord; string; telegram
2	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
3	Middle English	wir	—
4	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
5	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
6	Old French	myrte	—
7	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
9	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
10	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →