Where does “tala” come from?

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

tala (Faroese): talk, conversation; to speak

Definitions

  1. talk, conversation; to speak

Ancestry of “tala”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tala

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Germanic talōEvery word from Old Norse tala