Where does “потолковать” come from?
потолковать (Russian) comes from Russian толкова́ть, from Russian -а́ние — tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in.
потолковать (Russian): to talk (with about), to have a (short) talk (with about)
Definitions
- to talk (with about), to have a (short) talk (with about)
Ancestry of “потолковать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | толкова́ть | to explain, to interpret |
| 2 | Russian | -а́ние | tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in |