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Where does “teljari” come from?

teljari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic telja, from Old Norse telja, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

teljari (Icelandic): a numerator; an enumerator, a counter, a machine...

Definitions

  1. a numerator; an enumerator, a counter, a machine...

Ancestry of “teljari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicteljato count; to believe, think
2Old Norseteljato count, number; to tell, say; to reckon,...
3Proto-Germanictaljanąto enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell
4Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
5Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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