Where does “tolkku” come from?

tolkku (Finnish) comes from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tolkku (Finnish): sense

Definitions

  1. sense

Ancestry of “tolkku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтолкsense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,...
2Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
3Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “tolkku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →