Where does “taal” come from?

taal (Estonian) comes from Finnish taala, from Swedish dal, from Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

taal (Estonian): dollar

Definitions

  1. dollar

Ancestry of “taal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaaladollar, buck
2Swedishdalvalley, dale
3Old Swedishdalvalley
4Old Norsedalrdale, valley
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel-
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