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FromProto-Indo-European*telkʷ-, cognate withSanskritतर्क(tarka,“conjecture”),Latinloquor(“to speak”),Old Irishdo·tluchethar(“to ask”),ad·tluchedar(“to thank”).
*tъlkъ m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tъlkъ | *tъlka | *tъlci |
| genitive | *tъlka | *tъlku | *tъlkъ |
| dative | *tъlku | *tъlkoma | *tъlkomъ |
| accusative | *tъlkъ | *tъlka | *tъlky |
| instrumental | *tъlkъmь,*tъlkomь* | *tъlkoma | *tъlky |
| locative | *tъlcě | *tъlku | *tъlcěxъ |
| vocative | *tъlče | *tъlka | *tъlci |
*-ъmь in North Slavic,-omь in South Slavic.