Where does “levytulkki” come from?
levytulkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
levytulkki (Finnish): sheet gauge
Ancestry of “levytulkki”, step by step
levytulkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tulkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulkki | interpreter |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tolker | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |