Where does “тумачити” come from?

тумачити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti, from Proto-Turkic tilmaç — interpreter, translator.

тумачити (Serbo-Croatian): to serve as an interpreter; to interpret a role;...

Definitions

  1. to serve as an interpreter; to interpret a role;...

Ancestry of “тумачити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъlmačitito interpret, to translate
2Proto-Turkictilmaçinterpreter, translator
Every word from Proto-Turkic tilmaç →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlmačiti →