Where does “तल” come from?

तल (Sanskrit) comes from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

तल (Sanskrit): surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...

Definitions

  1. surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...

Ancestry of “तल”, step by step

तल traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish talam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
2Proto-Celtictalamūearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Sanskrit भूमि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sanskrit तॄ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतॄto pass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “तल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →