Where does “темел” come from?
темел (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تمل, from Greek θεμέλιο, from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
темел (Macedonian): basis, foundation
Definitions
- basis, foundation
Ancestry of “темел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تمل | foundation, base, underbuilding, that upon which anything is founded |
| 2 | Greek | θεμέλιο | foundation, substructure, base; groundwork |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεμέλιος | belonging to the foundation; foundation-stone,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |