Russian толк

← Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- (root)

← Old East Slavic тълкъ (inherited)

← Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ (inherited)

→ Estonian tõlk (borrowed)

→ Finnish tolkku (borrowed)

→ Latvian tulks (cognate)

→ Russian толчок (affix)

→ Russian толковый (affix)

→ Russian толковать (affix)

→ Russian бестолковый (affix)

→ Russian бестолочь (affix)

→ Kildin Sami то̄ӆӆк (borrowed)