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Where does “daktyla” come from?

daktyla (English) comes from Greek δάχτυλο, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.

daktyla (English): A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a...

Definitions

  1. A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a...

Ancestry of “daktyla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδάχτυλοfinger, digit
2Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
3Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
4GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
5GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
7Old High Germandahs—
8Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
9Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
10Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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