Where does “tālā” come from?
tālā (Tokelauan) comes from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt — heel of the foot; heel.
tālā (Tokelauan): dollar
Definitions
- dollar
Ancestry of “tālā”, step by step
tālā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dollar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 2 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 3 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 4 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 5 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 6 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 7 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 8 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 9 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 10 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Proto-Polynesian *tala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *tala | — |