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Where does “толокно” come from?

толокно (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic толокъно, from Proto-Slavic tolkъno, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

толокно (Russian): dry-roasted oatmeal or barleymeal; a porridge...

Definitions

  1. dry-roasted oatmeal or barleymeal; a porridge...

Ancestry of “толокно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтолокъно—
2Proto-Slavictolkъnoroasted oatmeal
3Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
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