Where does “tëlkò” come from?

tëlkò (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

tëlkò (Kashubian): used to indicate that an amount or number equals something in the following or previous utterance; this much, this many; as many as; as much as

Definitions

  1. used to indicate that an amount or number equals something in the following or previous utterance; this much, this many; as many as; as much as

Ancestry of “tëlkò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
2Proto-Slavic-liko—
3Albanianlik—
4Proto-Albanianlika—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -liko →Every word from Proto-Slavic toliko →