Where does “talkitseminen” come from?
talkitseminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish talkita, from Finnish talkki, from Swedish talk, from German Talk, from English talk, from Middle English talken, from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Ancestry of “talkitseminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talkita | To spread talc on |
| 2 | Finnish | talkki | talc |
| 3 | Swedish | talk | talc |
| 4 | German | Talk | talc; a talk show |
| 5 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 6 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 7 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |