Where does “tulkki” come from?
tulkki (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
tulkki (Finnish): interpreter
Ancestry of “tulkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | tolker | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
Words derived from “tulkki”