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The Proto-Indo-European word teuh-
Word
teuh-
Meaning
to swell
,
to grow fat
See also
Linear B:
tu-ro
‘cheeses’
Greek:
τυρός
‘cheese’
Avestan:
tūiri-
‘cheese-milk, whey’
Greek:
βούτυρον
‘butter’
Proto-Indo-European:
*teutéhₐ-
‘the people (?under arms)’
Synonyms
*bʰleu-
,
*pup-
,
*bʰel-
,
*h₁engʷ-
,
*hₐeid-
,
k̂euh₁-