Where does “têl” come from?
têl (Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تل, from Arabic تَلّ, from Proto-Semitic tall-, from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.
têl (Kurdish): wire
Ancestry of “têl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تل | fiber; hair; thread |
| 2 | Arabic | تَلّ | hillock; hill, elevation |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | tall- | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | tVl- | hill |