Where does “tsotsitaal” come from?
tsotsitaal (English) comes from Afrikaans taal, from Dutch taal, from Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
tsotsitaal (English): Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly...
Definitions
- Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly...
Ancestry of “tsotsitaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | taal | language |
| 2 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |