Where does “толку” come from?

толку (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic tolkun, from Proto-Turkic tolku- — to get disturbed.

толку (Southern Altai): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “толку”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkictolkunwave
2Proto-Turkictolku-to get disturbed
Every word from Proto-Turkic tolku- →Every word from Proto-Turkic tolkun →
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