Where does “monitulkintaisuus” come from?
monitulkintaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish monitulkintainen, from Finnish tulkinta, from Finnish tulkita, from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
monitulkintaisuus (Finnish): ambiguity, having multiple interpretations
Definitions
- ambiguity, having multiple interpretations
Ancestry of “monitulkintaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | monitulkintainen | equivocal, ambiguous, indeterminate, unclear having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation |
| 2 | Finnish | tulkinta | interpretation |
| 3 | Finnish | tulkita | to interpret; to decode |
| 4 | Finnish | tulkki | interpreter |
| 5 | Old Swedish | tolker | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |