Where does “Talivan” come from?
Talivan (English) comes from English Van, from English caravan, from Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Talivan (English): A portable speed camera inside a police van, moved from place to place to detect speeding motorists
Definitions
- A portable speed camera inside a police van, moved from place to place to detect speeding motorists
Ancestry of “Talivan”, step by step
Talivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Van
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Van | A Van cat; A Turkish Van cat |
| 2 | English | caravan | A convoy or procession of travelers, their... |
| 3 | Middle French | caravane | — |
| 4 | Old French | carvane | — |
| 5 | Persian | کاروان | caravan; convoy |
| 6 | Middle Persian | kʾlwʾn' | military column; caravan |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English Taliban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taliban | A Taliban militia; A member of the Taliban... |
| 2 | Pashto | طالبان | students, seekers |
| 3 | Arabic | طالب | seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant |
| 4 | Arabic | طَلَبَ | to demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |