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Etymology of tala

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollarbor. Samoan tālābor. English t

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollarbor. Samoan tālābor. English tala Borrowed from Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A rhythmic pattern in Indian music.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Sanskrit ताल (tālá).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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