This has been suggested or stated as a fact by several other writers such as Johannes Brondsted and Tacitus. Ty, Tir and Ti, just to list a few. His position was at one time very high in standing, on par with Zeus, Jupiter and Dyaus. Well, again we can look at Historical things, like place names. We are about to enter the Mediterranean be sure to grab your map.
First stop is Italy the home of Jupiter.
The sea on the east side is called the Tyrrhenian Sea. Now on to Albania and the city Tirone, and then to Israel and the city Tyre. Let's stop here or all we'll have is a list. The names listed here are very old before Israel or Greece. The town of Tyre was part of Phoenica or pre-Greek.