Where does “тлѣщи” come from?
тлѣщи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.
тлѣщи (Old Church Slavonic): to knock, pound
Ancestry of “тлѣщи”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | telťi | to beat, hit; to pound, crush |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | telk- | to thrust, strike |