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Where does “talˀ-” come from?

talˀ- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tolH-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)telH- — to be silent, be still.

Ancestry of “talˀ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantolH-éye-ti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still

Words derived from “talˀ-”

  • przytulić
  • tulić
  • utoliti
  • toliti
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