Where does “ta luy” come from?

ta luy (Vietnamese) comes from French talus, from Gaulish talutum, from Proto-Celtic *talu, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

ta luy (Vietnamese): embankment

Definitions

  1. embankment

Ancestry of “ta luy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtalusslope, embankment
2Gaulishtalutum
3Proto-Celtic*talufront
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-