Where does “tela” come from?

tela (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tela (Proto-Finnic): roller

Definitions

  1. roller

Ancestry of “tela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
2Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →