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Where does “samtala” come from?

samtala (Faroese) comes from Faroese tala, from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

samtala (Faroese): chat, conversation, discussion

Definitions

  1. chat, conversation, discussion

Ancestry of “samtala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetalatalk, conversation; to speak
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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