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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ṭʷela
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 twig, rod 2 leaf 3 rib 4 pole
Lezghian: ṭʷal 1
Tabasaran: ṭul 1
Agul: ṭul 1,3
Rutul: ṭul 1,3
Tsakhur: ṭele 2,3
Kryz: ṭɨl 1
Budukh: ṭul 1
Udi: alat:a 4 (?)
Comment: Obl. stem *ṭʷelä-, cf. Tab. ṭuli-, Ag. ṭuli-, Tsakh. ṭele. The meaning 'rib' occurs normally only in compounds (Rut. begid ṭul, Tsakh. muɣlena ṭele), but in Agul it also occurs separately. Somewhat dubious is the Ud. form (with metathesis and an obscure a- in Anlaut). The word belongs to the 3d class in Rut. and Tsakh., but to the 4th class in Kryz. and Bud.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ṭwēlʔe (~ -ʡ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stick; beam, cross-beam
Proto-Nakh: *ṭēwi
Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨrǝ A
Proto-Lak: ṭuIj
Proto-Dargwa: *ṭal
Proto-Lezghian: *ṭʷela
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular. Note also an isolated Gunz. form: ṭala 'penis' (an old loanword from Nakh, before the simplification of -lʔ-?). Abdokov (1983, 133) compares the EC forms (Darg., Lezg. and some unrelated forms) with Kab. janṭǝr 'log'. The comparison is not quite secure (the meaning of the first component is not clear, although Abdokov discovers it also in jan-c̣ 'a long pole'; also unclear is -r in Kab.).
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ṭēwi
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 crossbeam 2 bridge 3 collar-bone, clavicle
Chechen: ṭaj 1,2
Ingush: ṭij 2
Batsbi: ṭiw 2,3
Comments: The PN paradigm *ṭēwi, obl. *ṭāwi- is clearly reflected in Ing. ṭij, ṭäwo; Chech. has generalized the vocalism of the obl. stem (ṭaj < *ṭāj(i) < *ṭāwi, obl. ṭē- < *ṭāji- < *ṭāwi-). For Bacb. cf. also Desheriyev's notation: ṭew. 3d class in all languages.

    The root originally meant just 'stick' or 'pole', cf. the Chech. diminutive ṭe-rg-aš (pl. t.) 'drumstick', and Ing. dial. ṭi(j) 'penis'.

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ṭɨrǝ A
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bridge, stairs
Khvarshi: ṭero
Inkhokvari: ṭɨro
Bezhta: ṭijo
Gunzib: ṭɨrǝ
Comments: PTsKh *ṭɨRǝ; PGB *ṭɨrǝ (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. ṭiro).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: ṭuIj
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: molar tooth
Lak form: ṭuIj (Khosr.)
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ṭal
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stem, trunk, post
Akusha: ṭal
Comments: Cf. also Ur., Kait., Tsud. ṭal id.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ṭwēlʔe (~ -ʡ-)
Meaning: stick
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *ṭwēlʔe (~ -ʡ-)
Sino-Tibetan: *Tur
Basque: *tala
Comments and references : WFR 23.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *tur (/tul)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sharp wooden stick
Chinese: *tuj awl.
Tibetan: thur spoon, chopsticks; a pole.
Burmese: tu chopsticks.
Lushai: tūl a skewer, a k. of two-pronged fork.
Comments: Variation *-r / *-l could point to two different roots, which, however, are rather hard to distinguish.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhuī
Preclassic Old Chinese: tuj
Classic Old Chinese: twǝj
Western Han Chinese: twǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: ćwǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: ćwij
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćwij
Late Postclassic Chinese: ćwi
Middle Chinese: ćwi
English meaning : awl
Russian meaning[s]: 1) шило; перен. острое, тонкое; 2) конус; пирамида
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 167
Four-angle index: 856
Karlgren code: 0575 g
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 2225
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 止合三平脂章
ZIHUI: 6923 1202
Beijing: c̣uei 11
Jinan: c̣uei 11
Xi'an: pfei 11
Taiyuan: cuei 1
Hankou: cuei 11
Chengdu: cuǝi 11
Yangzhou: cuǝi 11
Suzhou: ce_ 11
Wenzhou: ci_ 11
Changsha: ćyei 11
Shuangfeng: tui 11
Nanchang: cui 11
Meixian: cui 11
Guangzhou: čö_y 11
Xiamen: cui 11
Chaozhou: cui 11
Fuzhou: cuei 11
Shanghai: cö 1
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *tala
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: twig, young branch
Low Navarrese: tara, talika
Zuberoan: talika
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVLV
Meaning : board, stick
Eurasiatic : *ṭVlV
Sino-Caucasian : *ṭwēlʔe (~ -ʡ-)
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṭVlV
Meaning: stem, board
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *tel-
Uralic: *tala(-sV)
Dravidian: *tāḷ-
References: ND 2371 'stem, tree' (+ Arab.). Perhaps = *ṭVlV 'bridge'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *tel-
Meaning: board, pole
Old Indian: tala- n. `surface, level, flat roof'
Old Greek: tēlíǟ f. `Tisch od. Brett mit erhöhtem Rand'
Baltic: *tal-a- c., *tal-iā̃ f.,
Germanic: *ɵil-ja- n., *ɵil-jōn- f., *ɵil-ja- vb.
Latin: telō, -ōnis m. `hölzerner Brunnenschwengel zum Wasserschöpfen'
Celtic: ? MIr tel, taul, tul `Stirn'; Cymr, Corn, Bret tal `Stirn'
Russ. meaning: доска, шест
References: WP I 740
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *tal-a- c., *tal-iā̃ f.,
Meaning: bed, flour bord
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: pãtala-s `Schlaf-, Lagerstätte, Ruhelager, Bettzeug', pl. patalaĩ , pãtalai `Federbett'; pl. tìlēs `Bodenbretter im Kahn, Bodenbelag, Schatillen'
Lettish: tale, tals `Bleiche, das Bleichen (des Flachses)', pl. patali `Pfühle'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ɵilja-n, *ɵiljōn, *ɵiljan- vb.
Meaning: board, boarding
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: ɵil n. `Diele; Bretterwand', ɵili n. `Bretterwand, Bretterboden'; Fin < ONord teljo `Ruderbank', ɵilja f. `Diele, Planke; Ruderbank'
Norwegian: til `Boden aus losen Brettern'; tile
Old Swedish: thili
Swedish: tilja `Diele, Bühne'
Old English: ɵille, -an f. `boarding, flooring, floor', ɵilian (ɵillian, ɵillan) `to plank, lay planks', ɵel (ɵell), -es n. `thin piece of wood or mwtal, plank, plate'; { buruh-ɵelu ` Burgflur' }
Old Saxon: thili f. `plankenvloer'
Middle Dutch: dēle f. `plank, vloer'
Dutch: deel f.
Middle Low German: dēle f. `Brett, Fussboden, Hausflur'
Old High German: thili n., thil m. (8.Jh.), thilo m. (11.Jh.), thilla f. (11.Jh.) `starkes Brett, Bretterwand, -boden'
Middle High German: dil, dille st./wk. f., wk. m. 'brett, diele; bretterwand; bretterne seitenwand eines schiffes, das schiff selbst; verdeck, bretterner fussboden; der obere boden des hauses'
German: Diele f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1974
Root: tel-2, telǝ-, telu-
English meaning: flat, flat ground, board
German meaning: `flach, flacher Boden, Brett'
Derivatives: tl̥-to- `Gang'
Material: Ai. tala- n. `Fläche, Ebene, Handfläche, Sohle', sekundär talimam- n. `Fußboden', tā́lu n. `Gaumen'; arm. t`aɫ `Gegend, Distrikt', t`aɫar `irden, irdenes Gefäß', t`aɫem `beerdige, vergrabe', sehr unsicher t`it`eln `Blatt, Platte von Metall';

    gr. τηλίᾱ `Würfelbrett, Küchenbrett und dgl.';

    lat. tellūs, -ūris f. `Erde', meditullium `Binnenland' (*telnos; tellūs nach rūs umgebildet); ob tabula f. `Brett' usw. aus *tal-dhlā?

    air. talam (*telǝ-mō) Gen. talman `Erde', mir. tel, t(a)ul n. `Stirn, Schildbuckel', cymr.corn. bret. tal `Stirn'; im Ir. ist *tal mit einem verschiedenen ir. tel, tul `Schildbuckel' zusammengeflossen, s. u. *tēu- `schwellen';

    aisl. þil(i) n. `Bretterwand', þilja f. `Diele, Planke', þel n. `Grund, Boden', ags. ðille `Diele', ðel `Schiffsplanke, Metallplatte', ahd. dil, dilo `Bretterwand, Bretterdiele', dilla (= aisl. þilja, ags. ðille, falls dies f.) `Brett, Diele, Schiffsdeck', finn. (aus dem Nord.) teljo `Ruderbank';

    apr. talus `Fußboden des Zimmers'; lit. pã-talas `Bett', tìlės f. Pl. `Bodenbretter im Kahn';lett. tilandi m. Pl. ds., tilinât, telinât `flach ausbreiten', tilât, tiluôt `ds., ausgebreitet liegen'; aruss. tьlo `Boden'; potolók (*tolu-ko-) `Zimmerdecke';

    mit Formans -to-: lit. tìltas, lett. til̃ts `Brücke' = ai. taṭa- m. (mind. für *tr̥ta-) `Ufer' (eigentlich `gangbarer Fußboden')?

References: WP. I 740, WH. II 640 f., 655, Trautmann 321, Vasmer 3, 110, Mayrhofer 1, 469, 487, 499, Specht Idg. Dekl. 23.
Pages: 1061
PIE database: PIE database
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1035
Proto: *tala(-sV)
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: pole; hut
German meaning: Stange, Gerüst; am Baum angebrachtes Gerüst; Hütte
Finnish: talas (gen. talaan) 'Stange od. Gerüst, worauf etw. getrocknet wird; Hütte', tala, talo 'Haus, Bauernhof'
Estonian: talas (pl. talasid) 'Stellage, Baugerüst', tala (gen. tala) 'Tragbalken, Streckbalken', talu 'Bauernhof'
Udmurt (Votyak): ti̮li̮s (S J M) 'Hütte', tị̑lị̑s (Uf.) 'Waldhütte'
Mansi (Vogul): tul (N LM) 'Stange mit Lebensmitteln; Scheune'
Sammalahti's version: *tala
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tāḷ-
Meaning : leg, foot, stem
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *tāḷ-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *tāḷ-
Meaning : leg, foot, stem
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : tāḷ
Tamil meaning : leg, foot, foot of a tree or mountain, stem, pedicle, stalk
Malayalam : tāḷ
Malayalam meaning : stalk, stem (chiefly of edible plants), the foot
Kannada : tāẓ
Kannada meaning : stem or stalk of corn, flowers, etc.
Kodagu : tāḷɨ
Kodagu meaning : stem
Proto-Nilgiri : *tāḷ
Number in DED : 3185
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *tāḷ
Meaning : trunk, stem
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : tāḷ "stem, trunk, slope of hill"
Toda : tōɫ̣ "thigh of animal's hind leg, trunk of tree, slope of hill"
Number in DED : 3185
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