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Where does “talaz” come from?

talaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.

talaz (Proto-Germanic): pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to...

Definitions

  1. pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to...

Ancestry of “talaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطالاز—
2Old Anatolian Turkishطلز—
3Greekθάλασσαsea; storm
4Ancient Greekθάλασσαsea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel

Words derived from “talaz”

  • tall
  • tallgrass
  • tallness
  • tallish
  • tallie
  • supertall
  • tallsome
  • tal
  • talle
  • tall
  • ġetæl
  • tæl
  • tal
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