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Where does “толо́чь” come from?

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

толо́чь (Russian): to pound; to crush

Definitions

  1. to pound; to crush

Ancestry of “толо́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike

Words derived from “толо́чь”

  • толочься
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