Where does “тельць” come from?

тельць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic телѧ, from Proto-Slavic telę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel-.

тельць (Old Church Slavonic): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “тельць”, step by step

тельць traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic телѧ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтелѧcalf
2Proto-Slavictelęcalf
3Proto-Balto-Slavictel-—

via Proto-Slavic *telьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*telьcь—

Words derived from “тельць”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telę →Every word from Old Church Slavonic телѧ →