Where does “tulk” come from?

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

tulk (Livonian): interpreter

Definitions

  1. interpreter

Ancestry of “tulk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
2Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →