Where does “истьлѣти” come from?

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

истьлѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to melt

Definitions

  1. to melt

Ancestry of “истьлѣти”, step by step

истьлѣти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic тьлѣти

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

via Old Church Slavonic ис

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicис—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тьлѣти →