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Where does “talas” come from?

talas (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish talas, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.

Ancestry of “talas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishtalas—
2Ancient Greekθάλασσαsea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel

Words derived from “talas”

  • talasni
  • talasje
Every word from Ancient Greek θάλασσα →