Where does “бестьлѣнъ” come from?

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

бестьлѣнъ (Old Church Slavonic): imperishable

Definitions

  1. imperishable

Ancestry of “бестьлѣнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтьлѣтиto decay, corrupt
2Proto-Slavictьlětito decay; to smolder
3Proto-Balto-Slavictil-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тьлѣти →