Where does “rakotulkki” come from?

rakotulkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

rakotulkki (Finnish): feeler gauge

Definitions

  1. feeler gauge

Ancestry of “rakotulkki”, step by step

rakotulkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
2Old Swedishtolker—
3Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old Swedish tolker →