Where does “tulks” come from?

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

tulks (Latvian): translator, interpreter; interpreter

Definitions

  1. translator, interpreter; interpreter

Ancestry of “tulks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
2Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “tulks

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ-Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъEvery word from Old East Slavic тълкъ