Where does “taja” come from?
taja (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tajo, from Spanish Tajo, from Spanish tajar, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
taja (Esperanto): Thai
Ancestry of “taja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | tajo | Thai person |
| 2 | Spanish | Tajo | — |
| 3 | Spanish | tajar | to cut; to slice, to chop |
| 4 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 5 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |