Where does “talkkuna” come from?

talkkuna (Finnish) comes from Old East Slavic толокъно, from Proto-Slavic tolkъno, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

talkkuna (Finnish): A traditional Russian / Finnish / Estonian finely milled flour mixture made of roasted barley, rye, oats and peas; used e.g. for making porridge, baking pirogs or mixed with milk, butter or lard as snack

Definitions

  1. A traditional Russian / Finnish / Estonian finely milled flour mixture made of roasted barley, rye, oats and peas; used e.g. for making porridge, baking pirogs or mixed with milk, butter or lard as snack

Ancestry of “talkkuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтолокъно
2Proto-Slavictolkъnoroasted oatmeal
3Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike

Words derived from “talkkuna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telk-Every word from Proto-Slavic telťiEvery word from Proto-Slavic tolkъno