Where does “tolkuttomasti” come from?
tolkuttomasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tolkuton, from Finnish tolkku, from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
tolkuttomasti (Finnish): mindlessly, nonsensically
Definitions
- mindlessly, nonsensically
Ancestry of “tolkuttomasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tolkuton | that makes no sense, nonsensical, unreasonable |
| 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 |