Where does “tuntitolkulla” come from?

tuntitolkulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish tolkku, from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tuntitolkulla (Finnish): for hours, for hours on end

Definitions

  1. for hours, for hours on end

Ancestry of “tuntitolkulla”, step by step

tuntitolkulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tolkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtolkkusense
2Russianтолкsense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,...
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →