Where does “dal” come from?
dal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دال, from Old Anatolian Turkish طال, from Proto-Turkic tāl.
dal (Turkish): branch
Ancestry of “dal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دال | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طال | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tāl | — |