Where does “tolkuton” come from?

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

tolkuton (Finnish): that makes no sense, nonsensical, unreasonable

Definitions

  1. that makes no sense, nonsensical, unreasonable

Ancestry of “tolkuton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtolkkusense
2Russianтолкsense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,...
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “tolkuton”

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