Where does “tulkotājs” come from?
tulkotājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian tulkot, from Latvian tulks, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
tulkotājs (Latvian): translator
Ancestry of “tulkotājs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | tulkot | to translate; to interpret, to explain, to... |
| 2 | Latvian | tulks | translator, interpreter; interpreter |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | тълкъ | interpreter; interpretation, explanation |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |