Where does “тељ” come from?

тељ (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تل, from Arabic تَلّ, from Proto-Semitic tall-, from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.

тељ (Macedonian): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “тељ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتلfiber; hair; thread
2Arabicتَلّhillock; hill, elevation
3Proto-Semitictall-hill
4Proto-AfroasiatictVl-hill
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- →Every word from Proto-Semitic tall- →Every word from Arabic تَلّ →