Where does “tulkur” come from?
tulkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
tulkur (Faroese): interpreter
Ancestry of “tulkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tulkr | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tolk | interpreter |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | тълкъ | interpreter; interpretation, explanation |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |