Where does “dal” come from?

dal (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish طال, from Proto-Turkic tāl — willow tree (genus Salix, various species).

dal (Azerbaijani): back, rear

Definitions

  1. back, rear

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

dal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish طال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishطالbranch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
2Proto-Turkictālwillow tree (genus Salix, various species)

via Arabic دَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَال—
Every word from Proto-Turkic tāl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish طال →
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