Where does “tala kave” come from?
tala kave (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal — heel of the foot; heel.
tala kave (Tokelauan): rumour
Definitions
- rumour
Ancestry of “tala kave”, step by step
tala kave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tokelauan tālā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelauan | tālā | dollar |
| 2 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 3 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 4 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 5 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 6 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 7 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 8 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 9 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 10 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 11 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 15 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Tokelauan kave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelauan | kave | to bring |
| 2 | Yurok | kawe | coffee |
| 3 | Spanish | café | brown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |