Where does “tulić” come from?

tulić (Polish) comes from Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tulić (Polish): to cuddle; to nestle

Definitions

  1. to cuddle; to nestle

Ancestry of “tulić”, step by step

tulić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch tolic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtolic—
2Middle High Germantolk—
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Proto-Slavic *tuliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tulitito constrict, to cram, to congregate
2Proto-Slavic*tulъquiver

Words derived from “tulić”

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