English
tama
Tama comes from Greek τάμα ‘vow’, from Ancient Greek τάγμα ‘something which has been ordered or arranged’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teh₂g-‘to order, to establish, to rule’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tat͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτάσσω‘to arrange, put in order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτάγμα‘something which has been ordered or arranged’
- Greek1453–presentτάμα‘vow’
- Englishtodaytama
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teh₂g-‘to order, to establish, to rule’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tat͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτάσσω‘to arrange, put in order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτάγμα‘something which has been ordered or arranged’
- Greek1453–presentτάμα‘vow’
- Englishtodaytama
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to order, to establish, to rule’
contact, taste, integrity, integrate, contingent, tangible, attain, contiguous, tangent, taxonomy, tactile, contagion, tame, tact, talon, contaminate, thwack, talus, 29 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
through Ancient Greek τάσσω ‘to arrange, put in order’
Today it means
noun A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- / tama