Where does “tâl” come from?
tâl (Welsh) comes from English tall, from Middle English tall, from Old English tæl, from Proto-Germanic talaz, from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.
tâl (Welsh): payment, fee; third-person singular...
Definitions
- payment, fee; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “tâl”, step by step
tâl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tall | Having a vertical extent greater than the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tall | — |
| 3 | Old English | tæl | evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talaz | pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طالاز | billow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلز | hurricane, storm |
| 7 | Greek | θάλασσα | sea; storm |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θάλασσα | sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel |