Where does “תלתן” come from?

תלתן (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic תלת, from Proto-Semitic ṯalāṯ- — three.

תלתן (Hebrew): A clover, shamrock; The club on a deck of cards

Definitions

  1. A clover, shamrock; The club on a deck of cards

Ancestry of “תלתן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicתלתfeminine of תלתא; three
2Proto-Semiticṯalāṯ-three
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalāṯ- →Every word from Aramaic תלת →