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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlmačь

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Of Turkic origin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (interpreter), from Proto-Turkic *til (tongue). Cognate with Turkish dilmaç, Kazakh тілмаш (tılmaş), Uzbek tilmoch.

Noun

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*tъlmáčь m[1]

  1. interpreter, translator
    Synonym: *tъlkъ

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “толмач”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tolmáč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Slovan. *tъlmačь̏