English
Et-Tell
Et-Tell comes from Arabic تَلّ ‘hillock’, from Proto-Semitic *tall- ‘hill’, and ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *tül-.
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*tül-‘hill’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*tall-‘hill’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentتَلّtall‘hillock’
- EnglishtodayEt-Tell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*tül-‘hill’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*tall-‘hill’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentتَلّtall‘hillock’
- EnglishtodayEt-Tell
Every English word from Proto-Afroasiatic *tül-
Today it means
name An archaeological site in Israel popularly thought to be the biblical city of Ai.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *tül- / Et-Tell