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Where does “Taljan” come from?

Taljan (Maltese) comes from Sicilian talianu, from Latin Italiānus, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Taljan (Maltese): Italian; Italian person

Definitions

  1. Italian; Italian person

Ancestry of “Taljan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SiciliantalianuItalian
2LatinItaliānus—
3LatinĪtalia—
4Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
5Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
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