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Where does “tala” come from?

tala (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tala (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite plural of tal; definite singular of...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of tal; definite singular of...

Ancestry of “tala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
2Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tala”

  • buktalar
  • samtale
  • telefonsamtale
  • uttala
  • uttaleordbok
  • uttale
  • talespråk
  • høgtalar
  • talar
  • tungetale
  • fredsavtale
  • avtale
  • rammeavtale
  • tale
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