tolk

Swedish

noun

Definitions

An interpreter, person who translates between two languages back and forth

Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic тълкъ (interpretation, interpreter, explanation) derived from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*tъlkъ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

толк Russian
*telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
tulkr Old Norse
tolk Danish
*tъlkъ Proto-Slavic
tulks Latvian
tolk Middle High German
tolk Middle Low German
tolker Old Swedish
тлъкъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
тълкъ Old East Slavic
tulk Livonian