Where does “taut” come from?

taut (Finnish) comes from Finnish tau, from Ancient Greek ταῦ, from Phoenician 𐤕, from Egyptian 𓏴.

taut (Finnish): Nominative plural form of tau

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of tau

Ancestry of “taut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautau; tauon, tau
2Ancient Greekταῦtau, the name for the twentieth letter Τ, τ of...
3Phoenician𐤕taw
4Egyptian𓏴—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏴 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦ →