Where does “тлумачыць” come from?

тлумачыць (Belarusian) comes from Polish tłumaczyć, from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti, from Proto-Turkic tilmaç — interpreter, translator.

тлумачыць (Belarusian): to interpret, to construe

Definitions

  1. to interpret, to construe

Ancestry of “тлумачыць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtłumaczyćto translate; to explain
2Proto-Slavictъlmačitito interpret, to translate
3Proto-Turkictilmaçinterpreter, translator
Every word from Proto-Turkic tilmaç →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti →Every word from Polish tłumaczyć →