Where does “dal” come from?

dal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دال, from Old Anatolian Turkish طال, from Proto-Turkic tāl — willow tree (genus Salix, various species).

dal (Turkish): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

dal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدالany ramification, such as a branch, bough, twig or spray
2Old Anatolian Turkishطالbranch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
3Proto-Turkictālwillow tree (genus Salix, various species)

via Arabic دَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَال—

Words derived from “dal”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tāl →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish طال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دال →