Where does “tolkuttaa” come from?

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

tolkuttaa (Finnish): to try to make (someone) understand by repeating or emphasis

Definitions

  1. to try to make (someone) understand by repeating or emphasis

Ancestry of “tolkuttaa”, 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 “tolkuttaa”

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