Where does “دال” come from?

دال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish طال, from Proto-Turkic tāl — willow tree (genus Salix, various species).

دال (Ottoman Turkish): any ramification, such as a branch, bough, twig or spray

Definitions

  1. any ramification, such as a branch, bough, twig or spray

Ancestry of “دال”, step by step

دال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish طال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishطالbranch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
2Proto-Turkictālwillow tree (genus Salix, various species)

via Old Turkic طال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicطال—

Words derived from “دال”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tāl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish طال →