Where does “τάλαντον” come from?

τάλαντον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

τάλαντον (Ancient Greek): balance, scale; anything weighed

Definitions

  1. balance, scale; anything weighed

Ancestry of “τάλαντον”, step by step

τάλαντον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Proto-Hellenic *tálanton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*tálanton—

Words derived from “τάλαντον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent- →