Where does “tali” come from?

tali (Finnish) comes from Swedish talg, from Old Swedish talgher, from Middle Low German talch, from Old Saxon talg, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tali (Finnish): suet; tallow; sebum

Definitions

  1. suet; tallow; sebum

Ancestry of “tali”, step by step

tali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish talg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtalgtallow
2Old Swedishtalgher
3Middle Low Germantalch
4Old Saxontalg
5Proto-West Germanic*talg
6Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Swedish dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdalvalley, dale
2Old Swedishdalvalley
3Old Norsedalrdale, valley
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “tali

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-