Where does “tolkuttaminen” come from?
tolkuttaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tolkuttaa, from Finnish tolkku, from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
Ancestry of “tolkuttaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tolkuttaa | to try to make (someone) understand by repeating or emphasis |
| 2 | Finnish | tolkku | sense |
| 3 | Russian | толк | sense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | тълкъ | interpreter; interpretation, explanation |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |