Czech may be more closely related to English than you think.
Czech can often seem impossibly daunting and very foreign, but there are many connections we can make between Czech and English, as well as other European languages for that matter. The more of these connections we know, the more manageable this language seems.
Talíř (plate)
Talíř (plate) is related to the English verb ‘to tally’ (meaning to count) via the Old French verb ‘taillier’ (meaning to cut or shapre). Their journeys are both very different which is why they seemingly have nothing to do with each other.