Where does “тле́я” come from?

тле́я (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тьлѣти, from Proto-Slavic tьlěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic til-.

тле́я (Bulgarian): to smoulder, to smolder to burn slowly without flame

Definitions

  1. to smoulder, to smolder to burn slowly without flame

Ancestry of “тле́я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтьлѣтиto decay, corrupt
2Proto-Slavictьlětito decay; to smolder
3Proto-Balto-Slavictil-—

Words derived from “тле́я”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тьлѣти →
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