Where does “tõlkima” come from?

tõlkima (Estonian) comes from Estonian tõlk, from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tõlkima (Estonian): to translate

Definitions

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Ancestry of “tõlkima”, step by step

tõlkima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tõlk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantõlkinterpreter, translator
2Russianтолкsense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,...
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Estonian ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianmaI; short form of mina
2EstonianminaI
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “tõlkima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →