Where does “tarka” come from?
tarka (Polish) comes from English tarn, from Middle English terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris.
tarka (Polish): washboard; grater; radula
Definitions
- washboard; grater; radula
Ancestry of “tarka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarn | A small mountain lake, "especially" in Northern... |
| 2 | Middle English | terne | — |
| 3 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 4 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 5 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 6 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 7 | Latin | terr | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |