Where does “бестолковый” come from?
бестолковый (Russian) comes from Russian толк, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
бестолковый (Russian): muddle-headed, stupid; confused, incoherent;...
Definitions
- muddle-headed, stupid; confused, incoherent;...
Ancestry of “бестолковый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | толк | sense, use, judgment; talk, rumor; doctrine,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тълкъ | interpreter; interpretation, explanation |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |