Where does “kommandotolk” come from?

kommandotolk (Swedish) comes from Swedish tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

kommandotolk (Swedish): a command-line interpreter

Definitions

  1. a command-line interpreter

Ancestry of “kommandotolk”, step by step

kommandotolk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtolkAn interpreter, person who translates between two...
2Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
3Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Swedish kommando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkommandoa command, an order; command; a commando
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →