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Where does “tala” come from?

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

tala (Old Norse): speech, discourse; tale, number; number

Definitions

  1. speech, discourse; tale, number; number

Ancestry of “tala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tala”

  • talan
  • talesman
  • uttala
  • talman
  • åtala
  • tala
  • telefonsamtale
  • samtale
  • uttaleordbok
  • uttale
  • talespråk
  • trontale
  • tale
  • dagligtale
  • talt
  • buktaler
  • uttalelse
  • veltalenhet
  • talsmann
  • tal
  • høyttaler
  • taler
  • omtale
  • tungetale
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