Where does “tłuk” come from?

tłuk (Polish) comes from Polish tłuc, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

tłuk (Polish): dimwit

Definitions

  1. dimwit

Ancestry of “tłuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtłucto break; to shatter; to flail; to hit against...
2Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike

Words derived from “tłuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telťi →Every word from Polish tłuc →