τυρί

Greek (Cypriot)

noun

Definitions

cheese

Etymology

Inherited from τυρίν (cheese) inherited from Ancient Greek τυρίον inherited from Proto-Hellenic *tūrós inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂-ró-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tuh₂-ró-s

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tiropita English
τυρίον Ancient Greek
τυρός Ancient Greek
*tuh₂-ró-s Proto-Indo-European
ζαμπονοτυρόπιτα Greek (modern)
πίτα Greek (modern)
τυροκομία Greek (modern)
τυροκόμος Greek (modern)
τυρόπιτα Greek (modern)
τυρίν gkm
*tūrós Proto-Hellenic
𐀶𐀫 Mycenaean Greek