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Where does “toliko” come from?

toliko (Czech) comes from Old Czech toliko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

toliko (Czech): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “toliko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtoliko—
2Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
3Proto-Slavic-liko—
4Albanianlik—
5Proto-Albanianlika—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain
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