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Where does “talam” come from?

talam (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

talam (Old Irish): earth, land; land, country; earth

Definitions

  1. earth, land; land, country; earth

Ancestry of “talam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictalamūearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “talam”

  • talamhiata
  • talmhaigh
  • talmhaíochtaí
  • talmhaíoch
  • talamh
  • talmhaí
  • talmhaíocht
  • Talamh an Éisc
  • ardtalamh
  • buantalmhaíocht
  • talamh àitich
  • talamh
  • talamh bàn
  • fo-thalamh
  • talmaide
  • thallooinagh
  • ard-halloo
  • thalloo
  • Thalloo yn Eeast
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