Where does “тлее” come from?

тлее (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьlěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic til-.

тлее (Macedonian): to linger, persist, be present (weakly, e.g. of fire, love, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to linger, persist, be present (weakly, e.g. of fire, love, etc.)

Ancestry of “тлее”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьlětito decay; to smolder
2Proto-Balto-Slavictil-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →