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Where does “taljaną” come from?

taljaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

taljaną (Proto-Germanic): to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell

Definitions

  1. to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell

Ancestry of “taljaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
2Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “taljaną”

  • tell
  • telling
  • storytelling
  • untold
  • telltale
  • tellingly
  • retell
  • telt
  • tellest
  • truthtelling
  • untellable
  • tellable
  • tellee
  • reteller
  • untell
  • taletelling
  • untelling
  • counterstorytelling
  • tellingness
  • forthtell
  • outtell
  • mistell
  • tel
  • overtell
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