Where does “talin” come from?

talin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tali, 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,...

talin (Finnish): Genitive singular form of tali

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of tali

Ancestry of “talin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalisuet; tallow; sebum
2Swedishtalgtallow
3Old Swedishtalgher—
4Middle Low Germantalch—
5Old Saxontalg—
6Proto-West Germanic*talg—
7Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
8Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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