Where does “tulkkaaminen” come from?

tulkkaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkata, from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

Ancestry of “tulkkaaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkatato interpret
2Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
3Old Swedishtolker—
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old Swedish tolker →