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Where does “patulkot” come from?

patulkot (Latvian) comes from Latvian tulkot, from Latvian tulks, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

patulkot (Latvian): to translate a little, to translate for a short...

Definitions

  1. to translate a little, to translate for a short...

Ancestry of “patulkot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantulkotto translate; to interpret, to explain, to...
2Latviantulkstranslator, interpreter; interpreter
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
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