Where does “тел” come from?
тел (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تل, from Arabic تَلّ, from Proto-Semitic tall-, from Proto-Afroasiatic tVl- — hill.
тел (Serbo-Croatian): thin wire; silver or golden thread or string for...
Definitions
- thin wire; silver or golden thread or string for...
Ancestry of “тел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تل | fiber; hair; thread |
| 2 | Arabic | تَلّ | hillock; hill, elevation |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | tall- | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | tVl- | hill |