Where does “ylätalja” come from?
ylätalja (Finnish) comes from Finnish talja, from Swedish tälja, from Dutch talie, from Italian taglia, from Italian tagliare, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
ylätalja (Finnish): pull-down exercise
Definitions
- pull-down exercise
Ancestry of “ylätalja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talja | fleece; hide; tackle |
| 2 | Swedish | tälja | to carve; to tell, to recount, to count |
| 3 | Dutch | talie | — |
| 4 | Italian | taglia | size; size or dimensions; dresswear |
| 5 | Italian | tagliare | to cut or slash; to spike; to cleave |
| 6 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 7 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |