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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

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,...

Words derived from “tali”

  • talinvuoto
  • talin
  • talipää
  • talinen
  • taliaivo
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