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Where does “тѣлесьнъ” come from?
тѣлесьнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тѣло, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.
Ancestry of “тѣлесьнъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Church Slavonic
тѣло
body; corpse; the church as the Body of Christ
2
Proto-Slavic
tělo
body
Words derived from “тѣлесьнъ”
телесный
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