Where does “tulkinnanvaraisuus” come from?

tulkinnanvaraisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkinnanvarainen, from Finnish tulkinta, from Finnish tulkita, from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tulkinnanvaraisuus (Finnish): ambiguity having multiple interpretations; something that has multiple interpretations

Definitions

  1. ambiguity having multiple interpretations; something that has multiple interpretations

Ancestry of “tulkinnanvaraisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkinnanvarainenambiguous, having multiple interpretations
2Finnishtulkintainterpretation
3Finnishtulkitato interpret; to decode
4Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
5Old Swedishtolker—
6Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
7Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old Swedish tolker →