Where does “tuhannen taalan” come from?

tuhannen taalan (Finnish) comes from Finnish taala, from Swedish dal, from Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

tuhannen taalan (Finnish): golden

Definitions

  1. golden

Ancestry of “tuhannen taalan”, step by step

tuhannen taalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaaladollar, buck
2Swedishdalvalley, dale
3Old Swedishdalvalley
4Old Norsedalrdale, valley
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via Finnish tuhat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtuhatAPI; one thousand; Nominative plural form of...
2Proto-Finnictuhatthousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Old Norse dalr →