Where does “tala-” come from?

tala- (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tala, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, 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.

tala- (Tagalog): used to form nouns indicating a list, graph, table, or collection of the root

Definitions

  1. used to form nouns indicating a list, graph, table, or collection of the root

Ancestry of “tala-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtalastar; data; record
2Sanskritतालthe palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of...
3Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
4Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
5Proto-Celtictalamūearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “tala-

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