Where does “טאַליע” come from?
טאַליע (Yiddish) comes from Polish talia, from English tally, from English tallyho, from French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua — you, thou.
טאַליע (Yiddish): waist
Definitions
- waist
Ancestry of “טאַליע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | talia | waist; deck |
| 2 | English | tally | Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One... |
| 3 | English | tallyho | Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the... |
| 4 | French | taïaut | tallyho |
| 5 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 6 | Old French | taho | — |
| 7 | Old French | ta | your |
| 8 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 9 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | towos | your |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |