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Where does “tali” come from?

tali (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talih, from Proto-Austronesian CaliS, from Spanish cáliz, from Old Portuguese calez, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω — to swell; to be strong.

tali (Malay): rope; kinship, blood ties

Definitions

  1. rope; kinship, blood ties

Ancestry of “tali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictalirope, cord, twine, string
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantalih—
3Proto-AustronesianCaliSrope, cord, twine, string
4Spanishcálizchalice, goblet; cup, glass; calyx
5Old Portuguesecalez—
6Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
7Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
8Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “tali”

  • tali
  • pisang tali
  • tali
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