Where does “tiljá” come from?

tiljá (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic tiljā, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

Ancestry of “tiljá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samictiljāseat in a boat
2Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Proto-Samic tiljā →