Where does “ጣውላ” come from?

ጣውላ (Tigrinya) comes from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

ጣውላ (Tigrinya): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “ጣውላ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantavolatable; board, panel, plank, slab; plate
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Italian tavola →