Where does “tallata” come from?
tallata (Finnish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
tallata (Finnish): to stomp, pad
Definitions
- to stomp, pad
Ancestry of “tallata”, step by step
tallata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ställa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Proto-Finnic tallat'ak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | tallat'ak | to trample, tread |