Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tūrós

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂-ró-s, from *tewh₂- (“to swell”), from the same root as *tewH-k- (Lithuanian táukas (“fat”), Old English þēoh (“thigh”)), *tewH-m- (Latin tumeō, Old English þuma (“thumb”)), etc.

Noun

*tūrós m

1. cheese

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*tūrós
Genitive	*tūróyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*tūrós	*tūrṓ	*tūrói
Vocative	*tūré	*tūrṓ	*tūrói
Accusative	*tūrón	*tūrṓ	*tūróns
Genitive	*tūróyyo	*tūróyyun	*tūrṓn
Dative	*tūrṓi	*tūróyyun	*tūróis
Locative	*tūrói, -éi	?	*tūróihi
Instrumental	*tūrṓ	?	*tūrṓis

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: τῡρός (tūrós)
  • Byzantine Greek: τυρίν (turín)
    • Greek: τυρί (tyrí)
    • Mariupol Greek: тыри́ (tyrí)
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀶𐀫 (tu-ro /⁠tūrós⁠/)