Where does “تل” come from?

تل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic تَلّ, from Proto-Semitic tall-, from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.

تل (Ottoman Turkish): fiber; hair; thread

Definitions

  1. fiber; hair; thread

Ancestry of “تل”, step by step

تل traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic تَلّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَلّhillock; hill, elevation
2Proto-Semitictall-hill
3Proto-AfroasiatictVl-hill

via Armenian թել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթելthread
2Old Armenianթելthread, filament; fibre; chord

via Proto-Turkic tēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictēlwire, string; thong; strand

Words derived from “تل”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- →Every word from Proto-Semitic tall- →Every word from Arabic تَلّ →