Where does “tolmač” come from?
tolmač (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic tъlmačь, from Proto-Turkic *tilmač.
tolmač (Slovene): interpreter
Ancestry of “tolmač”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tъlmačь | interpreter, translator |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *tilmač | — |