Where does “потолочь” come from?

потолочь (Russian) comes from Russian толо́чь, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

потолочь (Russian): to pound, to crush, to grind to make smaller by breaking with a device

Definitions

  1. to pound, to crush, to grind to make smaller by breaking with a device

Ancestry of “потолочь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтоло́чьto pound; to crush
2Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telťi →Every word from Russian толо́чь →