| Hebr. | tabal | to dive |
| Akk. | tibu, tebu, tibbiu, tabbiu | a diving bird |
| Slave(o.liter.) | topiti | to dive |
| Sbc. | potapljati se | to dive |
| Sbc. | potápka | (Czech id.) grebes, 66-70; merganser, 60, 61 |
| Slk. | potapacka | Tufted Duck, 48 |
| Bulg. | potápniça | diving ducks, 48-50 |
| Sbc. | potapljac | Cormorant, 105; potoplice divers, 63-65 |
| Germ.: Rhein | zoppen | to immerge |
| Germ. | tüpfen | to dab (see below) |
| Germ.(OHG) | tupfen | to dive |
| Lith. | tupsnis | a plunge |
| Germ. | tief | deep |
| Germ. | taufen | to dive |
| Ital.: Corse | tafone | hole |
| Ital.: Bresc., Ver. | stafon | grebes, 66-70; divers, 63-65 |
| Anc.Greek | staphylè | plumb (ð10.6.), bunch of grape (hanging) |
| Ital.: Sard. | attuffare | to dive; Ital.nord tuffetto Little Grebe, 70 |
| Galice | chufarse | to dive |