Where does “talang” come from?
talang (Swedish) comes from French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
talang (Swedish): a talent
Definitions
- a talent
Ancestry of “talang”, step by step
talang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French talent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | talent | a talent; a talent, a gift, a knack |
| 2 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *talaŋ | — |
via Proto-Philippine *talaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *talaŋ | — |