Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, a technical term, which Brugmann derived from Proto-Hellenic *tʰwaryós, itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (door). Compare θύρα (thúra, door).[1]

On the other hand, Lubotsky and Mayrhofer derive the term from Proto-Indo-European *dʰurh₁- (chariot pole), and compare it with Hittite [script needed] (tūrii̯a-, to harness), Sanskrit धुर् (dhur, yoke, pole), and perhaps Tocharian A tursko (draught ox).[2][3] Given the similarity in form and, to some extent, meaning between the two proto-Indo-European forms, it is possible they are connected.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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θαιρός (thairósm (genitive θαιροῦ); second declension

  1. pivot of a door or gate
  2. axle of a chariot

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: تِرْس (tirs)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 529
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 794
  3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 173

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