Where does “ankkuritalja” come from?

ankkuritalja (Finnish) comes from Finnish talja, from Swedish tälja, from Dutch talie, from Italian taglia, from Italian tagliare, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.

ankkuritalja (Finnish): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “ankkuritalja”, step by step

ankkuritalja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaljafleece; hide; tackle
2Swedishtäljato carve; to tell, to recount, to count
3Dutchtalie
4Italiantagliasize; size or dimensions; dresswear
5Italiantagliareto cut or slash; to spike; to cleave
6Late Latintalioa punishment equal to the injury sustained;...
7LatintaleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂l-to grow; young animal

via Finnish ankkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishankkurianchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature
2Swedishankarean anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...
3Old Norseakkerianchor
4Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
5Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
6Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l-Every word from Latin taleaEvery word from Late Latin talio