Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlmačь

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*tъlmáčь m[1]

  1. interpreter, translator
    Synonym: *tъlkъ

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Further reading edit

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

References edit

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