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Where does “tall-” come from?

tall- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.

tall- (Proto-Semitic): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “tall-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AfroasiatictVl-hill

Words derived from “tall-”

  • תל
  • תּל
  • תלא
  • 𐎚𐎍
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